Japan’s HTV-4 cargo vehicle has departed the International Space Station (ISS) ahead of a fiery plunge back to Earth. The spacecraft delivered vital supplies both for the crew and the Station itself ...

Last year, the Japanese Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) carried cargo to the ISS using their HTV-4 spacecraft. To return the favour, a stationary camera on the ISS captured this awe-inspiring ...

The I in ISS is for “international” (the two S’s are for “station” and “space,” not necessarily in that order). Many countries contribute to the orbiting outpost, which means investing money, research ...

A Japanese H-2B rocket launches the HTV-4 (Kounotori 4) robotic cargo ship toward the International Space Station on Aug. 4, 2013 Japan Standard Time (Aug. 3, 2013 EDT/GMT) from Tanegashima Space ...

The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency launched its H-II Transport Vehicle HTV-4 from the Tanegashima Space Center in Japan. Named Kounotori, the Japanese word for white stork, it is expected to dock ...

Call it one giant leap for robotkind: A small talking robot was launched into space aboard a Japanese cargo ship Saturday to keep astronauts company on the International Space Station. The Japan ...

At 7:45 a.m. PDT, an unmanned glider was launched from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California aboard a Minotaur 4 rocket. Overseen by DARPA, the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, the glider, ...

Six months after its maiden flight ended in the aircraft self-destructing, the US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) says it knows what went wrong with the Falcon Hypersonic Test ...

The HTV-4 (Kounotori 4) cargo ship built by Japan's space agency is in docking position at International Space Station in this still from a NASA TV broadcast on Aug. 9, 2013. The spacecraft carried ...