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Launch pad fire scrubs Japanese ISS launch

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The launch of a Japanese cargo spacecraft to the International Space Station was postponed Sept. 10 when a fire broke out on a launch platform several hours before the scheduled liftoff.

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MHI sets sights on commercial market as H-2A notches second launch of 2016

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A Japanese H-2A rocket launched the Himawari-9 geostationary weather satellite Tuesday, marking the workhorse rocket’s second and final launch of 2016.

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Japanese Cargo Spacecraft Heads To Space Station

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An H-2 rocket successfully launched a Japanese cargo spacecraft carrying more than four tons of supplies and equipment for the International Space Station Aug. 19.

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JAXA Postpones Launch of Cargo to Space Station

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JAXA rescheduled the launch of a cargo resupply mission to the International Space Station for Aug. 19 after poor weather scrubbed earlier attempts.

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