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>> YOU ARE LOOKING LIVE AT

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LAUNCH PAD 2 ON THE LAUNCH

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COMPLEX AT THE TANEGASHIMA SPACE

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CENTER ON THE SOUTHERN COAST OF

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JAPAN.

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WHERE IT IS EARLY THURSDAY

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MORNING AND WHERE THE JAPAN

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AEROSPACE EXPLORATION AGENCY HTV

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ROCKET IS FULLY FUELLED AND

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LIFTING OFF 30 MINUTES FROM NOW

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ON A DELIVERY RUN TO THE

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INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION.

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ENCASED ON THE TOP OF THE 186

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FOOT ROCKET IS THE UNPILOTED

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TRANSFER VEHICLE THE HTV-9 CARGO

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CRAFT.

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THIS ROCKET IS BEGINNING TO

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BEGIN ITS JOURNEY TO THE

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INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION TO

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DELIVER 4 TONS OF SUPPLIES AND

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SCIENCE HARDWARE AND LITHIUM ION

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BATTERIES TO BE INSTALLED ON THE

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STARBOARD TRUSS OF THE STATION

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TO UPGRADE THE STATION'S POWER

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SYSTEM.

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MORE ON THAT IN A MOMENT.

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THIS IS AN HISTORIC OCCASION FOR

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JAXA THE FINAL LAUNCH THAT MADE

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ITS DEBUT IN SEPTEMBER 2009 WITH

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THE LAUNCH OF THE FIRST CARGO

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SHIP.

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TODAY WE'LL BE WITNESSING THE

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FINAL FLIGHT OF THE CURRENT

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GENRE OF HTV VEHICLES.

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IT WILL CARRY MORE CARGO THAN

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THE CURRENT HTV BUT INSTEAD OF

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BEING CAPTURED BY THE ROBOTIC

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ARM INSTALLATION TO THE ARE A

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MATRIMONY MODULE WILL

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AUTOMATICALLY DOCK TO THE

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COMPLEX'S INTERNATIONAL DOCKING

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ADAPTERS.

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IT WILL BE LAUNCHED ON THE SPACE

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AGENCY'S NEW H3 ROCKET.

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THE COUNTDOWN IS PRECEDING

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WITHOUT A PROBLEM AT TANEGASHIMA

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FOR A LAUNCH AT EXACTLY

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12:31 P.M. CENTRAL TIME WHICH

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WILL BE 2:31 A.M. JAPAN TIME ON

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THURSDAY.

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THE HTV ROCKET EMPLOYS AN

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INSTANT LAUNCH WINDOW.

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>> AT THE TIME OF LAUNCH THE

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INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION AND

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ITS THREE MAN CREW WILL BE

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PASSING 256 MILES OFF THE SOUTH

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ATLANTIC OFF THE SOUTHERN COAST

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OF BRAZIL.

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HERE IN THE INTERNATIONAL SPACE

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STATION SPACE STATION FLIGHT

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CONTROL ROOM THE ORBIT TWO TEAM

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OF FLIGHT CONTROLLERS HAS BEEN

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ON CONSOL FOR THE PAST SEVERAL

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HOURS WORKING IN CONCERT WITH

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THEIR JAPANESE COUNTERPARTS IN

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TANEGASHIMA.

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HERE AS THE FLIGHT DIRECTOR FOR

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THE ORBIT TWO TEAM IS MARCOS

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FLORES AND JOINED ON CONSOLE

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WITH SPACECRAFT COMMUNICATOR

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APPROPRIATELY VETERAN JAPANESE

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ASTRONAUT WHO HAS BEEN TALKING

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WITH THE CREW THROUGHOUT THE

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COURSE OF THE MORNING.

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THE JAPANESE H2V MISSION IS

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CONTROLLED OUT OF TWO DIFFERENT

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CONTROL CENTERS.

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ONE IS IN TANEGASHIMA AT THE

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RANGE CONTROL CENTER AND THEY'RE

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RESPONSIBLE FOR THE COUNTDOWN

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AND THE CLIMBED ORBIT AND ASCENT

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PHASE FOR THE HTV-9 CARGO CRAFT.

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ONCE THE HTV-9 SEPARATES FROM

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THE SECOND STAGE OF THE H2B

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ROCKET AND BEGINS THE

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PRELIMINARY PHASE OF TREK TO THE

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INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION, THE

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CONTROL OF THE MISSION WILL BE

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HANDED OVER TO THE JAXA ISS

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CENTER IN JAPAN.

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THE TWO STAGE HTV WILL BE SEND

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ALOFT WITH LIQUID FUEL ENGINES.

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THE BOOSTERS WILL BURN 2 MINUTES

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AND 10 SECONDS BEFORE BEING

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JETTISON.

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IT SHUTS DOWN 5:46 SECOND MARK

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INTO THE FLIGHT AND SECONDS

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LATER WITH THE IGNITION OF THE

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SECOND STAGE ENGINE THAT WILL

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BURN FOR AN ADDITIONAL 8:15.

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ALL IN ALL, IF EVERYTHING GOES

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AS PLANNED, THE HTV CARGO CRAFT

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WILL SEPARATE FROM THE SECOND

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STAGE JUST OVER 15 MINUTES AFTER

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LAWN OF TO BEGIN IT'S 5-DAY

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JOURNEY TO REACH THE SPACE

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STATION.

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THE LAUNCH TODAY WILL RESULT IN

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THE HTV-9 ARRIVING AT THE

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OUTPOST NEXT MONDAY MORNING

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MEMORIAL DAY.

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EXPEDITION 63 COMMANDER CHRIS

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CASSIDY WILL BE IN THE STATION'S

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CUPOLA AT THE ROBOTIC'S WORK

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STATION.

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WE'LL BE BACKED UP BY RUSSIAN

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COSMONAUT IVAN WAGNER.

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HE'LL GRAPPLE THE HTV 7:15

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CENTRAL TIME ON MONDAY.

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AT THAT POINT, THEY'LL TURN THE

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ROBOTICS WORK OVER TO GROUND

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CONTROLLERS WHO WILL MANEUVER

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THE VEHICLE TO THE EARTH FACING

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PORT OF THE HARMONY MODULE FOR

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INSULATION AND BOLTING FOR ITS

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TWO MONTHS' STAY AT THE COMPLEX.

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THE HTV ROCKET AND CARGO SHIP

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ROLLED OUT OF THE ASSEMBLY

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BUILDING AT TANEGASHIMA AT ABOUT

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8:30 P.M. CENTRAL TIME LAST

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NIGHT.

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A TRIP THAT TOOK THAT ABOUT 30

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MINUTES TO REACH THE LAUNCH PAD

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WHERE THEY BEGAN TO HOOK UP

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POWER AND FUEL LINES.

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THERE ARE TWO ADJACENT LAUNCH

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PADS AT TANEGASHIMA.

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LAWN OF PAD 2 IS THE ONE MOST

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COMMONLY USED FOR THE LAUNCHING

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OF THE HTV VEHICLES AND THE

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MAIDEN LAUNCH OCCURRED IN

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SEPTEMBER 2009.

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THIS IS VIDEO OF THE ROLLOUT TO

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THE OCEANSIDE LAUNCH PAD.

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LAST NIGHT U.S. TIME EARLY

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THURSDAY MORNING JAPAN TIME.

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EVERYTHING PROCEEDED ON TRACK

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FROM THE ASSEMBLY BUILDING TO

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THE LAUNCH PAD AND AGAIN AT THAT

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POINT TECHNICIANS BEGAN TO HOOK

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UP POWER LINES AND FUEL LINES

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FOR THE TERMINAL PHASE OF THE

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COUNTDOWN THAT IS UNDERWAY WITH

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LIFT OFF NOW SCHEDULED JUST

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UNDER 25 MINUTES FROM NOW.

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ON BOARD THE INTERNATIONAL SPACE

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STATION, THE EXPEDITION 63 CREW

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UNDER THE COMMAND OF NASA'S

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CHRIS CASSIDY ALONG WITH RUSSIAN

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COSMONAUT ANATOYLI IVANISHIN AND

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IVAN WAGNER HAVE BEEN CONDUCTING

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A DAILY COMPLIMENT OF SCIENCE

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ACTIVITY AND REHEARSALS OF THE

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ARRIVAL OF THE HTV-9 VEHICLE

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NEXT MONDAY.

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AS WE MENTIONED A MOMENT. AGO

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CASSIDY AND WAGNER WILL BE

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WORKING THE ROBOTIC ARM AND

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GRAPPLES THE CARGO SHIP.

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HE'LL BE BACKED UP BY WAGNER WHO

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WILL BE MONITOR THE HTV'S

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SYSTEMS AS IT APPROACHES BELOW

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ALONG WITH THE IMAGINARY LINES

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TO A POINT ABOUT 50 FEET AWAY

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WHERE CASSIDY WILL REACH OUT

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WITH THE ARM AND CAPTURE THE

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HTV-9.

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AS WE MENTIONED THE CARGO ON

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BOARD THE STATION SOME 4 TONS OF

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CARGO BEING CARRIED ALOFT INTO

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ORBIT TODAY.

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MORE THAN 4840 POUNDS OF

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PRESSURE IN THE FORM OF FOOD,

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SUPPLIES AND SCIENCE HARDWARE

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FOR THE CREW ON BOARD OF THE

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INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION AND

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JUST OVER 3,000 POUNDS OF

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BATTERIES AND ASSOCIATED ADAPTER

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PLATES FOR THE S-6 OR STARBOARD

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6 TRUSS BATTERY REPLACEMENT WORK

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THAT WILL BE SCHEDULED SEVERAL

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WEEKS FROM NOW.

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NO FIRM DATE HAS BEEN SET FOR

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THE SPACEWALKS TO COMPLETE THE

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INSTALLATION OF THOSE BATTERIES.

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THE 6 LITHIUM ION BATTERIES WILL

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REPLACE 12 OLD NICKEL HYDROGEN

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BATTERIES AND THAT WILL COMPLETE

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THE FOURTH AND FINAL SET OF

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BATTERY REPLACEMENTS THAT WILL

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BE USED TO UPGRADE THE STATION'S

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POWER SYSTEM FOR THE REMAINDER

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OF ITS LIFETIME.

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AS WE APPROACH THE T-22 MARK IN

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THE COUNTDOWN NO ISSUES BEING

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WORKED BY THE FLIGHT CONTROL

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TEAMS.

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THE LAUNCH ITSELF TO BE

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MONITORED AND CONTROLLED BY

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ENGINEERS THROUGH THE HTV'S

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INSERTION INTO ITS PRELIMINARY

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ORBIT AND AS WE MENTION AT THAT

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POINT CONTROL OF THE CARGO SHIPS

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FLIGHT TO THE INTERNATIONAL

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SPACE STATION WILL BE HANDLED BY

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JAXA ENGINEERS AT THEIR SPACE

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CENTER IN TSUKUBA, JAPAN.

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THEY'LL BE MONITORING A TEST

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DURING ITS APPROACH TO THE

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STATION NEXT MONDAY.

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THIS WIRELESS TECHNOLOGY

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DEMONSTRATION WILL BE VERIFIED

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FOR THE NEW HTV-X FOR ITS

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AUTOMATED APPROACH WHEN IT FLIES

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IN THE NEAR FUTURE.

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LET'S LISTEN TO YOSHINORI KONDO

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DESCRIBE THIS NEW PIECE OF

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TECHNOLOGY.

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>> HTV-9 WILL CONDUCT WIRELESS

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MISSION.

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IT'S A VERY TECHNICAL

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DEMONSTRATION FOR THE DEMO.

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THE MISSION HTV WILL MONITOR AND

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TRANSFER THE DATA VIA WI-FI.

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WI-FI IS USED FOR THE FIRST TIME

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BETWEEN VISITING.

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HTV-9 -- BUT I THINK HTV-9 IS

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FIRST STEP FOR HTV-X.

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>> HTV FLIGHT DIRECTOR YOSHINORI

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KONDO DESCRIBING THIS TEST

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THAT WILL BE CHECKED OUT DURING

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THE HTV'S APPROACH TO THE

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INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION NEXT

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MONDAY PRIOR TO THE TIME THAT IT

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ARRIVES IN CLOSE PROXIMITY TO

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THE STATION FOR ITS CAPTURE BY

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NASA'S CHRIS CASSIDY USING THE

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CANADARM2 ROBOTIC ARM.

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EVEN AS JAXA REPAIRS TO LAUNCH

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THE HTV ROCKET AND CARGO SHIP TO

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THE INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION,

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19.5 MINUTES FROM NOW,

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PREPARATIONS WELL UNDERWAY IN

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FLORIDA AT THE KENNEDY SPACE

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CENTER FOR AN HISTORIC LAUNCH,

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LAUNCH AMERICA COMING UP ONE

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WEEK FROM TODAY AS DEMONSTRATION

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MISSION TWO, DM2 ABOARD A SPACEX

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FALCON 9 ROBOT WITH NASA IS AS

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DOUG HURLEY AND BOB BEHNKEN

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ABOARD.

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HURLEY AND BEHNKEN WILL BE

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FLYING TO THE KENNEDY SPACE

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CENTER THIS AFTERNOON FOR THE

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ARRIVAL ON THE OLD SHUTTLE

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LANDING STRIP, THE SHUTTLE

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LANDING FACILITY, THEY'LL GO

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INTO CREW QUARTERS FOR THE FINAL

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WEEK OF PREPARATIONS PRIOR TO

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THE LAUNCH.

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THERE IS DOUG HURLEY, THE

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SPACECRAFT COMMANDER AND BOB

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BEHNKEN, THEY'LL BE SITTING SIDE

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BY SIDE IN THE NEW DRAGON

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SPACECRAFT READY TO LAUNCH NEXT

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WEDNESDAY, MAY 27TH AT 3:33:31

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SECONDS P.M. CENTRAL TIME ON

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THAT HISTORIC MISSION FROM

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AMERICAN SOIL ON AN AMERICAN

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SPACECRAFT.

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PREPARING TO LEAVE THEIR CREW

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QUARTERS HERE AT THE JOHNSON AND

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FLY DOWN TO THE KENNEDY SPACE

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CENTER LATER TODAY FOR THEIR

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FINAL PREPARATIONS.

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COMING UP ON THE 18 MINUTE MARK

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INTO LAUNCH AND EVERYTHING IS IN

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GOOD SHAPE ABOARD THE HTV ON THE

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LAUNCH PAD.

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THIS IS LAUNCH PAD 2 AT THE

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TANEGASHIMA SPACE CENTER.

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LIFTOFF WILL OCCUR AT 12:31 P.M.

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EVEN CENTRAL TIME.

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2:31 A.M. JAPAN TIME ON THURSDAY

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MORNING.

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AS WE MENTIONED, THERE HAVE BEEN

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A SERIES OF MILESTONES AND

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GO/NO-GO DECISIONS THAT HAVE

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MADE BY THE JAPANESE FLY CONTROL

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TEAM FROM TANEGASHIMA THROUGHOUT

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THE COURSE OF THE DAY YESTERDAY

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AND THIS MORNING.

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MILESTONES THAT HAVE ENABLED A

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GREEN LIGHT TO BE GIVEN FOR THE

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FUELLING OF THE HTV VEHICLE AND

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FOR OTHER PREPARATIONS TO

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CONTINUE IN THE TERMINAL FACE

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PHASE OF THE COUNTDOWN.

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AS WE MENTIONED, ONCE THE LIFT

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OFF OCCURS SOLID ROCKET BOOSTER

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SEPARATION, THAT AUGMENT THE

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FIRST STAGE ENGINES ON THE HTV

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ROCKET, THOSE SOLID ROCKETS WILL

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SEPARATE AT ABOUT THE 2:10

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SECOND MARK IN THE FLIGHT.

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THE FLIGHT UPHILL ON THE FIRST

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STAGE WILL CONTINUE FOR SEVERAL

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MINUTES UNTIL FIRST STAGE ENGINE

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CUTOFF AT THE 5:46 SECOND MARK.

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THE FIRST AND SECOND STAGES OF

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THE ROCKET WILL SEPARATE JUST

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SECONDS LATER PRIOR TO SECOND

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STAGE ENGINE IGNITION AT THE

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6:05 SECOND MARK INTO THE FLIGHT

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AND AT THAT POINT ABOUT AN 8:10

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FIRING PRIOR TO THE TIME OF

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SECOND STAGE ENGINE CUTOFF, SOME

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14:40 SECONDS AFTER LIFT OFF.

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THAT WOULD BE ABOUT 25 SECONDS

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BEFORE THE HTV-9 WILL SEPARATE

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FROM THE UPPER STAGE OF THE

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SECOND STAGE OF THE HTV ROCKET

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AND BEGIN ITS 5-DAY JOURNEY TO

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THE INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION.

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THE STATION IS FLYING AT THE

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MOMENT OVER THE SOUTH PACIFIC

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ABOUT TO BEGIN A SOUTHWEST AND

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NORTHEASTERLY SWING THAT WILL

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TAKE IT RIGHT UP THE EASTERN

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COAST OF SOUTH AMERICA AND

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ACROSS THE EQUATOR TO THE WEST

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COAST OF AFRICA ON THIS

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PARTICULAR ORBIT OF THE EARTH.

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AGAIN, AS MENTIONED AT THE TIME

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OF LAUNCH WHICH IS AN INSTANT

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LAUNCH TIME OF 12:31 P.M.

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CENTRAL TIME, 1:31 P.M. EASTERN

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TIME THE INTERNATIONAL SPACE

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STATION WITH CASSIDY, IVANISHIN

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AND WAGNER ON BOARD WILL PASS

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256 MILES OFF THE SOUTHERN

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COAST OF BRAZIL.

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AS WE PASS THE T-14 MINUTE MARK

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INTO THE FLIGHT, JUST A REMINDER

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ONCE AGAIN REGARDING THE

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HISTORIC LAUNCH OF THE SPACEX

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FALCON 9 ROCKET FROM THE KENNEDY

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SPACE CENTER.

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ONCE THAT OCCURS IT WILL BE A

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19-HOUR TRANSIT FOR DOUG HURLEY

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AND BOB BEHNKEN TO REACH THE

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INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION WITH

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DOCKING SCHEDULED ON THURSDAY,

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MAY 28TH AT 10:39 A.M. CENTRAL

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TIME, 11:39 EASTERN TIME.

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THE CREW DRAGON SPACECRAFT WILL

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DOCK AUTOMATICALLY TO ADAPTER

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NUMBER 2 ON THE FORWARD PORT OF

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THE HARMONY MODULE OF THE

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INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION.

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SO A BUSY TRAFFIC PATTERN

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EMERGING FOR THE CREW.

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CHRIS CASSIDY, ANATOLYI

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IVANISHIN AND IVAN WAGNER WHO

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HAVE BEEN IN ORBIT FOR 6 WEEKS

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ABOUT TO RECEIVE COMPANY IN THE

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FORM OF CARGO SHIP AND THEN

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ADDITIONAL CREW MEMBERS.

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T-12 MINUTES.

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30 SECONDS UNTIL LIFTOFF.

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EVERYTHING PROCEEDING ON TRACK

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AND NO ISSUES REPORTED AND THE

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RANGE IS CLEAR AT TANEGASHIMA.

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>> AS LAUNCH CONTROLLERS IN

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TANEGASHIMA COUNTDOWN THE FINAL

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10.5 MINUTES UNTIL LIFTOFF, THIS

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VIEW FROM AN EXTERNAL CAMERA ON

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THE INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION

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AS IT APPROACHES THE SOUTHERN

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COAST OF CHILE ABOUT TO BEGIN

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ITS SOUTHWEST/NORTHEASTERLY

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TRAJECTORY THAT WILL TAKE THE

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INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION UP

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THE EASTERN COAST OF SOUTH

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AMERICA.

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YOU ARE HEARING CONVERSATION

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BOTH IN JAPANESE AND ENGLISH

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FROM JAPANESE AEROSPACE AGENCY

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PERSONNEL REPORTING STATUS OF

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THE COUNTDOWN.

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EVERYTHING IS GO FOR LAUNCH.

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NOW INSIDE 9.5 MINUTES.

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>> 7.5 MINUTES UNTIL LAUNCH AND

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EVERYTHING PROCEEDING ON TRACK

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FOR THE LIFTOFF OF THE HTV

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ROCKET AT 12:31 CENTRAL TIME AND

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2:31 A.M. JAPAN TIME ON

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THURSDAY, FROM THE YOSHINOBU

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LAUNCH COMPLEX AT THE

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TANEGASHIMA LAUNCH CENTER IN

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SOUTHERN JAPAN.

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EVERYTHING HAS GONE EXTREMELY

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WELL WITH THE PREPARATION OF

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THIS VEHICLE THAT WILL CARRY

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AMONGST OTHER THINGS THE FINAL

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SET OF NEW LITHIUM ION BATTERIES

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TO THE UPGRADES TO THE

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INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION'S

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POWER SYSTEM OF THE AN ENDEAVOR

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THAT BEGAN IN JANUARY 2017 AND

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BE COMPLETED IN THE MONTHS AHEAD

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00:24:03,809 --> 00:24:06,011
TO UP GREAT STATION'S POWER

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00:24:06,011 --> 00:24:07,946
SYSTEMS FOR ITS SOLAR ARRAYS AND

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00:24:07,946 --> 00:24:09,881
ALL OF ITS VARIOUS SYSTEMS AND

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PAYLOADS.

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IS THIS VIEW A CLOSER VIEW OF

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THE HTV ROCKET.

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YOU SEE THE VEHICLE BATHED IN

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00:24:59,431 --> 00:25:00,098
BLUE LIGHT.

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00:25:00,098 --> 00:25:02,467
THIS IS IN HONOR OF HEALTHCARE

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00:25:02,467 --> 00:25:04,236
WORKERS FIGHTING ON THE FRONT

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00:25:04,236 --> 00:25:06,972
LINES OF THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC

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00:25:06,972 --> 00:25:09,875
AND IN HONOR ALL THE WORKERS AT

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00:25:09,875 --> 00:25:12,077
TANEGASHIMA SPACE CENTER IN

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00:25:12,077 --> 00:25:13,078
SOUTHERN JAPAN WHO WORKED

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00:25:13,078 --> 00:25:14,379
THROUGH THE PANDEMIC TO PREPARE

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00:25:14,379 --> 00:25:15,914
THE VEHICLE FOR LAUNCH.

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00:25:15,914 --> 00:25:25,323
A TRIBUTE FROM JAXA AND

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00:25:25,323 --> 00:25:26,691
MITSUBISHI INDUSTRIES.

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00:25:26,691 --> 00:25:31,162
THIS BLUE LIGHT BATHING THE HTV

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00:25:31,162 --> 00:25:32,998
ROCKET IN HONOR OF HEALTHCARE

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00:25:32,998 --> 00:25:34,099
WORKERS FIGHTING ON THE FRONT

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00:25:34,099 --> 00:25:35,901
LINES ON THE CORONAVIRUS

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00:25:35,901 --> 00:25:44,976
PANDEMIC.

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00:25:44,976 --> 00:25:49,147
T-5 MINUTES AND COUNTING.

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00:25:49,147 --> 00:25:51,283
NO ISSUES REPORTED AND FULLY

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00:25:51,283 --> 00:25:52,951
FUELLED READY TO BEGIN ITS

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00:25:52,951 --> 00:26:50,208
FLIGHT.

449
00:26:50,208 --> 00:26:52,177
JAPANESE AEROSPACE EXPLORATION

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AGENCY PERSONNEL IN TANEGASHIMA

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00:26:55,814 --> 00:26:57,649
REPORTING LAUNCH STATUS.

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00:26:57,649 --> 00:26:58,750
EVERYTHING'S GREEN AS WE

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APPROACH THE 3.5 MINUTE MARK

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00:27:00,618 --> 00:27:53,505
UNTIL FLIGHT.

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00:27:53,505 --> 00:27:56,007
RUNNING THROUGH THE CHECKLIST AT

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THE 2:48 MARK BEFORE LIFTOFF AND

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00:28:00,979 --> 00:28:03,481
EVERYTHING PROCEEDING ON TRACK.

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00:28:03,481 --> 00:28:06,117
THIS IS ABOUT A 15.5 MINUTE

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FLIGHT FROM LIFT OFF FROM THE

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TIME THAT THE HTV-9 SPACECRAFT

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00:28:11,022 --> 00:28:12,190
SEPARATES FROM THE SECOND STAGE

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00:28:12,190 --> 00:28:14,125
OF THE HTV ROCKET.

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00:28:14,125 --> 00:28:17,829
GOOD CLOSE-UP OF 3 OF THE 4

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00:28:17,829 --> 00:28:20,999
SOLID ROCKET BOOSTERS THAT

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00:28:20,999 --> 00:28:22,567
SURROUND THE FIRST STAGE OF THE

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00:28:22,567 --> 00:28:24,836
HTV THE LAUNCH VEHICLE MANAGED

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00:28:24,836 --> 00:28:43,755
BY MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES.

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00:28:43,755 --> 00:28:57,902
T-2 AND COUNTING.

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00:28:57,902 --> 00:28:59,838
LAUNCH PAD FLOOD LIGHTS CREATING

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A LUMINESCENT EFFECT ON THE HTV

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00:29:06,444 --> 00:29:08,313
ROCKET AS IT PREPARES FOR ITS

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00:29:08,313 --> 00:29:10,181
JOURNEY TO BRING THE FINAL CARGO

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00:29:10,181 --> 00:29:10,882
CRAFT TO THE INTERNATIONAL SPACE

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00:29:10,882 --> 00:29:22,160
STATION.

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90 SECONDS UNTIL LAUNCH.

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1 MINUTE UNTIL LAUNCH.

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00:29:48,786 --> 00:30:00,999
EVERYTHING IN GOOD SHAPE.

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00:30:00,999 --> 00:30:13,978
T-44 SECONDS.

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00:30:13,978 --> 00:30:31,129
T-30 SECONDS AND COUNTING.

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00:30:31,129 --> 00:30:33,431
T-14 SECONDS AND COUNTING,

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00:30:33,431 --> 00:30:41,105
STANDING BY FOR ENGINE IGNITION.

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00:30:41,105 --> 00:30:51,583
WE HAVE ENGINE START.

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AND WE HAVE LIFT OFF.

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00:30:54,619 --> 00:30:57,188
A RISING SUN OVER THE LAND OF

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00:30:57,188 --> 00:30:59,991
THE RISING SUN AND THE HTV

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00:30:59,991 --> 00:31:01,893
ROCKET AND CARGO CRAFT TAKE

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00:31:01,893 --> 00:31:09,767
FLIGHT.

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00:31:09,767 --> 00:31:16,441
PROGRAM IN EFFECT AND THE HTV

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00:31:16,441 --> 00:31:17,976
ROCKET TAKES FLIGHT TO THE

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00:31:17,976 --> 00:31:23,481
INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION.

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00:31:23,481 --> 00:31:25,984
LIFTOFF ON THE DOT 12:31 CENTRAL

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00:31:25,984 --> 00:31:30,521
TIME AND 2:31 JAPAN TIME.

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00:31:30,521 --> 00:31:47,071
44 SECONDS INTO THE FLIGHT.

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JUST PASSING ONE MINUTE INTO THE

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00:31:49,007 --> 00:31:49,507
FLIGHT.

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00:31:49,507 --> 00:31:51,042
EVERYTHING CONTINUING TO LOOK

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00:31:51,042 --> 00:32:02,153
GOOD.

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00:32:02,153 --> 00:32:05,089
FOUR SOLID LIQUID BOOSTERS AND

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TWO LIQUID ENGINES AND COMING UP

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ON THE 1:30 MARK INTO THE

501
00:32:13,665 --> 00:32:42,427
FLIGHT.

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00:32:42,427 --> 00:32:43,895
COMING UP ON THE TWO MINUTE MARK

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00:32:43,895 --> 00:32:44,662
INTO THE FLIGHT.

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00:32:44,662 --> 00:32:46,631
COMING UP ON SOLID ROCKET

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00:32:46,631 --> 00:33:05,083
BOOSTER SHUTDOWN AND SEPARATION.

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00:33:05,083 --> 00:33:08,986
AND WE HAVE SOLID ROCKET BOOSTER

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00:33:08,986 --> 00:33:12,857
JETTISON.

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2.5 MINUTES INTO THE FLIGHT.

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00:33:17,762 --> 00:33:19,030
FIRST STAGE ENGINES ARE

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00:33:19,030 --> 00:33:21,232
CONTINUING TO FIRE AS THEY WILL

511
00:33:21,232 --> 00:33:25,103
UNTIL ABOUT THE 5:46 SECOND MARK

512
00:33:25,103 --> 00:33:26,471
INTO THE FLIGHT AT WHICH POINT

513
00:33:26,471 --> 00:33:28,005
THOSE ENGINES WILL SHUT DOWN THE

514
00:33:28,005 --> 00:33:53,331
FIRST STAGE WILL SEPARATE.

515
00:33:53,331 --> 00:33:55,266
3:10 INTO THE FLIGHT.

516
00:33:55,266 --> 00:33:57,702
EVERYTHING PROCEEDING NORMALLY.

517
00:33:57,702 --> 00:34:01,172
FIRST STAGE CONTINUES TO BURN IN

518
00:34:01,172 --> 00:34:02,306
EXCELLENT SHAPE.

519
00:34:02,306 --> 00:34:03,574
ALL GOOD REPORTS COMING IN FROM

520
00:34:03,574 --> 00:34:05,543
THE RANGE CONTROL CENTER AT

521
00:34:05,543 --> 00:34:34,772
TANEGASHIMA.

522
00:34:34,772 --> 00:34:36,107
COMING UP ON THE 4 MINUTE MARK

523
00:34:36,107 --> 00:34:41,279
INTO THE FLIGHT.

524
00:34:41,279 --> 00:34:43,347
ABOUT TWO MINUTES TO GO IN FIRST

525
00:34:43,347 --> 00:34:45,416
STAGE PERFORMANCE.

526
00:34:45,416 --> 00:34:47,518
HTV ROCKET IS OPERATING IN

527
00:34:47,518 --> 00:35:15,046
NORMAL FASHION.

528
00:35:15,046 --> 00:35:16,380
4.5 MINUTES IN THE FLIGHT WHICH

529
00:35:16,380 --> 00:35:18,149
HAS BEEN FLAWLESS SO FAR AND

530
00:35:18,149 --> 00:35:20,284
EVERYTHING PROCEEDING WELL.

531
00:35:20,284 --> 00:35:22,086
GOOD FIRST STAGE PERFORMANCE AND

532
00:35:22,086 --> 00:35:24,555
SOLID ROCKET BOOSTERS THAT

533
00:35:24,555 --> 00:35:25,523
SEPARATED 2 MINUTES INTO THE

534
00:35:25,523 --> 00:35:27,358
FLIGHT DID THEIR JOB IN

535
00:35:27,358 --> 00:35:29,460
AUGMENTING THE DUAL FIRST STAGE

536
00:35:29,460 --> 00:35:32,663
ENGINES ON THE HTV ROCKET.

537
00:35:32,663 --> 00:35:38,002
THIS IS THE FINAL FLIGHT OF THE

538
00:35:38,002 --> 00:35:41,606
HTV TO BE REPLACED FOR THE H3

539
00:35:41,606 --> 00:35:45,309
ROCKET THAT THEY'LL BE EMPLOYING

540
00:35:45,309 --> 00:35:51,616
FOR THE CARGO.

541
00:35:51,616 --> 00:36:43,000
5 SECONDS INTO THE FLIGHT.

542
00:36:43,000 --> 00:36:59,650
5:56 SECONDS INTO THE FLIGHT.

543
00:36:59,650 --> 00:37:01,619
NOW WE HAVE CONFIRMATION OF

544
00:37:01,619 --> 00:37:02,320
SEPARATION OF THE FIRST AND

545
00:37:02,320 --> 00:37:03,421
SECOND STAGES.

546
00:37:03,421 --> 00:37:05,523
THIS IS ANIMATION DRIVEN BY REAL

547
00:37:05,523 --> 00:37:08,526
TIME TELEMETRY FROM THE RANGE

548
00:37:08,526 --> 00:37:11,796
CONTROL CENTER FROM TANEGASHIMA.

549
00:37:11,796 --> 00:37:13,564
SECOND STAGE IS NOW UP AND

550
00:37:13,564 --> 00:37:14,131
RUNNING.

551
00:37:14,131 --> 00:37:16,767
THE SINGLE ENGINE ON THE SECOND

552
00:37:16,767 --> 00:37:18,102
STAGE IS FIRING AND WILL

553
00:37:18,102 --> 00:37:22,039
CONTINUE TO DO SO FOR ABOUT 8.5

554
00:37:22,039 --> 00:37:23,808
MINUTES, ALMOST 9 MINUTES OF

555
00:37:23,808 --> 00:37:24,542
PERFORMANCE.

556
00:37:24,542 --> 00:37:26,744
THE SECOND STAGE IGNITION

557
00:37:26,744 --> 00:37:28,212
OCCURRED ON TIME.

558
00:37:28,212 --> 00:37:30,348
THE TRAJECTORY OF THE VEHICLE IS

559
00:37:30,348 --> 00:37:32,316
REPORTED TO BE PERFECT.

560
00:37:32,316 --> 00:37:34,285
SECOND STAGE ENGINE CUTOFF WILL

561
00:37:34,285 --> 00:37:38,055
COME AT ABOUT THE 14.5 MINUTE

562
00:37:38,055 --> 00:38:32,143
MARK INTO THE FLIGHT.

563
00:38:32,143 --> 00:38:33,444
COMING UP ON THE 8 MINUTE MARK

564
00:38:33,444 --> 00:38:34,845
INTO THE FLIGHT WHICH SO FAR HAS

565
00:38:34,845 --> 00:38:37,615
BEEN FLAWLESS, THE SECOND STAGE

566
00:38:37,615 --> 00:38:40,017
ENGINE CONTINUES TO BURN IN A

567
00:38:40,017 --> 00:38:42,453
NOMINAL FASHION TO CONTINUE

568
00:38:42,453 --> 00:38:44,055
PROPELLING THE CARGO CRAFT

569
00:38:44,055 --> 00:38:48,926
TOWARDS ITS PRELIMINARY ORBIT.

570
00:38:48,926 --> 00:38:51,996
AS HTV-9 LISTED OFF FROM

571
00:38:51,996 --> 00:38:57,668
TANEGASHIMA, THERE WERE CHEERS

572
00:38:57,668 --> 00:39:00,004
IN THE LAUNCH CONTROL CENTER

573
00:39:00,004 --> 00:39:01,038
MARKING THE START OF THE FINAL

574
00:39:01,038 --> 00:39:03,741
FLIGHT OF THE HTV ROCKET AND

575
00:39:03,741 --> 00:39:06,277
FINAL FLIGHT OF THIS CLASS OF

576
00:39:06,277 --> 00:39:09,547
HTV CARGO CRAFT THAT MADE ITS

577
00:39:09,547 --> 00:39:19,690
DEBUT THIS SEPTEMBER 2009.

578
00:39:19,690 --> 00:39:28,232
PASSING THE 8.5 MINUTE MARK IN

579
00:39:28,232 --> 00:39:29,166
THE FLIGHT.

580
00:39:29,166 --> 00:39:31,502
TRAJECTORY IS ON THE MONEY.

581
00:39:31,502 --> 00:39:32,770
SECOND STAGE PERFORMANCE

582
00:39:32,770 --> 00:39:36,073
CONTINUES TO BE GOOD FROM THE

583
00:39:36,073 --> 00:39:37,274
REPORTS BEING RECEIVED FROM THE

584
00:39:37,274 --> 00:39:39,744
RANGE CONTROL CENTER AT

585
00:39:39,744 --> 00:40:04,869
TANEGASHIMA.

586
00:40:04,869 --> 00:40:06,737
LAUNCH ENGINEERS CONTINUE TO

587
00:40:06,737 --> 00:40:10,174
REPORT NOMINAL PERFORMANCE FOR

588
00:40:10,174 --> 00:40:15,513
THE H-IIB ROCKET.

589
00:40:15,513 --> 00:40:17,915
NOW PASSING 9.5 MINUTE MARK INTO

590
00:40:17,915 --> 00:40:34,331
THE FLIGHT.

591
00:40:34,331 --> 00:40:36,901
AGAIN, THE HIGHLIGHT COMPONENT

592
00:40:36,901 --> 00:40:38,536
OF THE CARGO BEING CARRIED TO

593
00:40:38,536 --> 00:40:40,404
THE INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION,

594
00:40:40,404 --> 00:40:43,741
THE FINAL HALF DOZEN BRAND NEW

595
00:40:43,741 --> 00:40:46,610
LITHIUM ION BATTERIES AND

596
00:40:46,610 --> 00:40:48,546
ASSOCIATED ADAPTER PLATES THAT

597
00:40:48,546 --> 00:40:51,949
WILL BE INSTALLED ON THE FAR

598
00:40:51,949 --> 00:40:53,951
STARBOARD TRUSS ON THE

599
00:40:53,951 --> 00:40:54,919
INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION, THE

600
00:40:54,919 --> 00:40:58,656
S6 TRUSS, SERIES OF EVA'S OR

601
00:40:58,656 --> 00:40:59,590
SPACEWALKS ARE BEING CONSIDERED

602
00:40:59,590 --> 00:41:03,994
FOR GETTING INTO THE CREW'S

603
00:41:03,994 --> 00:41:10,100
TIMELINE LATER ON THIS SUMMER.

604
00:41:10,100 --> 00:41:12,503
EVA PREPARATIONS ARE BEING

605
00:41:12,503 --> 00:41:15,239
CONDUCTED AND THE SPACE STATION

606
00:41:15,239 --> 00:41:17,675
PROGRAM WILL MAKE A FINAL

607
00:41:17,675 --> 00:41:20,311
DETERMINATION ON HOW THOSE EVA'S

608
00:41:20,311 --> 00:41:22,947
WILL BE DISPOSITIONED IN THE

609
00:41:22,947 --> 00:41:26,517
WEEKS TO COME.

610
00:41:26,517 --> 00:41:29,420
AGAIN, THE BATTERY REPLACEMENT

611
00:41:29,420 --> 00:41:32,857
WORK BEGAN IN JANUARY 2017 ON

612
00:41:32,857 --> 00:41:36,060
THE TRUSS SEGMENTS OF THE

613
00:41:36,060 --> 00:41:37,228
INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION TO

614
00:41:37,228 --> 00:41:39,230
PROVIDE THE FINAL UPGRADES FOR

615
00:41:39,230 --> 00:41:41,265
THE STATION'S POWER SYSTEM FOR

616
00:41:41,265 --> 00:41:48,305
THE REMAINDER OF ITS LIFETIME.

617
00:41:48,305 --> 00:41:49,540
11 MINUTES INTO THE FLIGHT.

618
00:41:49,540 --> 00:41:51,408
WE HAVE ABOUT 4 MINUTES AND

619
00:41:51,408 --> 00:41:53,177
CHANGE OF SECOND STAGE

620
00:41:53,177 --> 00:41:57,181
PERFORMANCE LEFT FOR THE H-IIB

621
00:41:57,181 --> 00:42:08,626
ROCKET.

622
00:42:08,626 --> 00:42:11,095
THE VELOCITY OF THE H-IIB

623
00:42:11,095 --> 00:42:13,998
ROCKETING MATCHING ALL THE

624
00:42:13,998 --> 00:42:16,233
PRELAUNCH PERIMETERS.

625
00:42:16,233 --> 00:42:19,169
GOOD SECOND STAGE PERFORMANCE.

626
00:42:19,169 --> 00:42:23,040
GOOD VEHICLE CONTROL AS WE ARE

627
00:42:23,040 --> 00:42:25,342
COMING UP ON THE 12 MINUTE MARK

628
00:42:25,342 --> 00:43:04,848
INTO THE FLIGHT A.

629
00:43:04,848 --> 00:43:07,017
ONCE AGAIN FROM THE ANIMATION

630
00:43:07,017 --> 00:43:08,385
YOU'RE LOOKING AT PROVIDED BY

631
00:43:08,385 --> 00:43:10,454
THE JAPAN AEROSPACE EXPLORATION

632
00:43:10,454 --> 00:43:14,191
AGENCY, THE VEHICLE TRAVELING

633
00:43:14,191 --> 00:43:21,699
SOME 6700 METERS PER SECOND.

634
00:43:21,699 --> 00:43:22,900
GOOD REPORTS CONTINUE TO COME IN

635
00:43:22,900 --> 00:43:25,869
FROM THE RANGE CONTROL CENTER AT

636
00:43:25,869 --> 00:43:27,538
TANEGASHIMA WHERE LIFTOFF

637
00:43:27,538 --> 00:43:54,264
OCCURRED 12:45 SECONDS AGO.

638
00:43:54,264 --> 00:43:55,566
TELEMETRY BEING PROCESSED

639
00:43:55,566 --> 00:43:59,503
THROUGH A SERIES OF GROUND

640
00:43:59,503 --> 00:44:05,442
STATIONS BEING EMPLOYED BY JAPAN

641
00:44:05,442 --> 00:44:07,244
AEROSPACE AGENCY ON THE

642
00:44:07,244 --> 00:44:08,112
TRAJECTORY ON THE FLIGHT.

643
00:44:08,112 --> 00:44:10,147
WE'RE ABOUT 2 MINUTES AWAY FROM

644
00:44:10,147 --> 00:44:12,016
COMPLETION OF SECOND STAGE

645
00:44:12,016 --> 00:44:38,142
PERFORMANCE.

646
00:44:38,142 --> 00:44:39,510
14 MINUTES INTO THE FLIGHT.

647
00:44:39,510 --> 00:44:40,978
EVERYTHING CONTINUING TO GO

648
00:44:40,978 --> 00:44:41,345
WELL.

649
00:44:41,345 --> 00:44:43,480
GOOD VEHICLE CONTROL BEING

650
00:44:43,480 --> 00:44:44,081
REPORTED.

651
00:44:44,081 --> 00:44:45,849
GOOD ENGINE PERFORMANCE ON THE

652
00:44:45,849 --> 00:45:09,106
SECOND STAGE.

653
00:45:09,106 --> 00:45:10,040
MEANWHILE INTERNATIONAL SPACE

654
00:45:10,040 --> 00:45:11,742
STATION HAS CROSSED FROM THE

655
00:45:11,742 --> 00:45:14,278
WEST COAST OF AFRICA MOVING FROM

656
00:45:14,278 --> 00:45:19,616
SOUTHWEST TO NORTHEAST.

657
00:45:19,616 --> 00:45:21,752
AND WE HAVE A REPORT OF SECOND

658
00:45:21,752 --> 00:45:25,489
STAGE SHUTDOWN ON TIME.

659
00:45:25,489 --> 00:45:27,724
WILL BE STANDING BY FOR

660
00:45:27,724 --> 00:45:29,793
SPACECRAFT SEPARATION MOMENTS

661
00:45:29,793 --> 00:45:47,511
FROM NOW.

662
00:45:47,511 --> 00:45:48,846
15 MINUTES INTO THE FLIGHT

663
00:45:48,846 --> 00:45:50,747
STANDING BY FOR SPACECRAFT

664
00:45:50,747 --> 00:45:52,649
SEPARATION.

665
00:45:52,649 --> 00:46:13,103
BE AND THIS VIEW NOW FROM THE

666
00:46:13,103 --> 00:46:14,404
RANGE CONTROL CENTER AT

667
00:46:14,404 --> 00:46:17,574
TANEGASHIMA APPLAUSE AS WE HAVE

668
00:46:17,574 --> 00:46:19,143
CONFIRMATION OF SPACECRAFT

669
00:46:19,143 --> 00:46:19,943
SEPARATION.

670
00:46:19,943 --> 00:46:23,580
THE HTV-9 NOW IN ITS PRELIMINARY

671
00:46:23,580 --> 00:46:24,248
ORBIT.

672
00:46:24,248 --> 00:46:26,350
FLAWLESS LAUNCH AND FLYLESS

673
00:46:26,350 --> 00:46:29,286
CLIMB TO ORBIT FOR THE FINAL HTV

674
00:46:29,286 --> 00:46:32,389
VEHICLE NOW WELL ON ITS WAY TO

675
00:46:32,389 --> 00:47:26,643
THE INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION.

676
00:47:26,643 --> 00:47:29,346
THIS IS MISSION CONTROL HOUSTON

677
00:47:29,346 --> 00:47:30,647
BACK HERE IN THE WHITE FLIGHT

678
00:47:30,647 --> 00:47:33,283
CONTROL ROOM WHERE ORBIT FLIGHT

679
00:47:33,283 --> 00:47:34,885
CONTROLLERS MONITORED THE

680
00:47:34,885 --> 00:47:38,288
SUCCESSFUL LAUNCH OF THE JAPAN

681
00:47:38,288 --> 00:47:41,358
AEROSPACE EXPLORATION AGENCIES

682
00:47:41,358 --> 00:47:44,428
H-IIB ROCKET AND TRANSFER

683
00:47:44,428 --> 00:47:48,999
VEHICLE, THE HTV-9 ON CONSOLE

684
00:47:48,999 --> 00:47:51,935
MARCOS FLORES AND SPACECRAFT

685
00:47:51,935 --> 00:47:55,405
COMMUNICATOR VETERAN JAPANESE

686
00:47:55,405 --> 00:47:58,008
ASTRONAUT AS WE MONITORED THE

687
00:47:58,008 --> 00:47:59,076
PROGRESS OF THE VEHICLE'S CLIMB

688
00:47:59,076 --> 00:48:01,278
TO ORBIT AND SPACECRAFT

689
00:48:01,278 --> 00:48:04,014
SEPARATION THAT DELIVERED THE

690
00:48:04,014 --> 00:48:05,916
HTV-9 VEHICLE INTO ITS

691
00:48:05,916 --> 00:48:07,784
PRELIMINARY ORBIT AS IT BEGINS

692
00:48:07,784 --> 00:48:10,487
ITS 5 DAY CHASE TO CATCH UP AND

693
00:48:10,487 --> 00:48:11,188
ARRIVE AT THE INTERNATIONAL

694
00:48:11,188 --> 00:48:11,588
SPACE STATION.

695
00:48:11,588 --> 00:48:14,758
ONCE AGAIN TO RECAP A FLAWLESS

696
00:48:14,758 --> 00:48:16,660
COUNTDOWN, EVERYTHING PROCEEDED

697
00:48:16,660 --> 00:48:18,395
WITHOUT A HITCH AND LIFTOFF

698
00:48:18,395 --> 00:48:19,429
OCCURRING RIGHT ON TIME AT

699
00:48:19,429 --> 00:48:24,434
12:31 P.M. CENTRAL TIME, 2:31

700
00:48:24,434 --> 00:48:26,336
JAPAN TIME ON THURSDAY.

701
00:48:26,336 --> 00:48:33,510
H2B ROCKET LIT UP ILLUMINATING

702
00:48:33,510 --> 00:48:35,946
THE SPACE CENTER IN SOUTHERN

703
00:48:35,946 --> 00:48:38,415
JAPAN AS IT BEGAN ITS CLIMB IN

704
00:48:38,415 --> 00:48:39,650
PURSUIT OF THE INTERNATIONAL

705
00:48:39,650 --> 00:48:40,050
SPACE STATION.

706
00:48:40,050 --> 00:48:41,752
THE FIRST STAGE PERFORMANCE WITH

707
00:48:41,752 --> 00:48:49,793
TWO LIQUID FUEL FOLLOW BY THE

708
00:48:49,793 --> 00:48:51,461
SINGULAR POWER OF THE SECOND

709
00:48:51,461 --> 00:48:53,830
STAGE ENGINE THAT CARRIED THE

710
00:48:53,830 --> 00:48:57,234
HTV-9 TO ITS PRELIMINARY ORBIT

711
00:48:57,234 --> 00:48:58,568
WHERE IT BEGINS ITS JOURNEY TO

712
00:48:58,568 --> 00:49:00,370
THE INTERNATIONAL OUTPOST TO

713
00:49:00,370 --> 00:49:05,976
DELIVER SOME 4 TONS OF CARGO AS

714
00:49:05,976 --> 00:49:08,478
WELL AS THE NEW SET OF LITHIUM

715
00:49:08,478 --> 00:49:10,480
ION BATTERIES TO COMPLETE THE

716
00:49:10,480 --> 00:49:11,948
POWER UPGRADES TO THE POWER

717
00:49:11,948 --> 00:49:12,716
SYSTEM.

718
00:49:12,716 --> 00:49:15,419
SO WITH THAT, WE'LL WRAP UP OUR

719
00:49:15,419 --> 00:49:17,421
COVERAGE WITH A PROGRAMMING

720
00:49:17,421 --> 00:49:18,388
NOTE.

721
00:49:18,388 --> 00:49:21,658
THE HTV-9 WILL ARRIVE AT THE

722
00:49:21,658 --> 00:49:23,060
INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION NEXT

723
00:49:23,060 --> 00:49:25,362
MONDAY, MEMORIAL DAY.

724
00:49:25,362 --> 00:49:28,165
OUR RENDEZVOUS AND CAPTURE

725
00:49:28,165 --> 00:49:31,301
COVERAGE WILL BEGIN AT 5:45 A.M.

726
00:49:31,301 --> 00:49:34,137
CENTRAL TIME AND 6:45 EASTERN

727
00:49:34,137 --> 00:49:34,805
TIME.

728
00:49:34,805 --> 00:49:40,243
CAPTURE WITH NASA CHRIS

729
00:49:40,243 --> 00:49:42,879
CASSIDY'S OPERATION OF THE

730
00:49:42,879 --> 00:49:47,351
ROBOTIC TIME 7:15 CENTRAL AND

731
00:49:47,351 --> 00:49:52,189
8:15 EASTERN TIME.

732
00:49:52,189 --> 00:49:54,358
GROUND CONTROLLERS WILL MANEUVER

733
00:49:54,358 --> 00:49:57,427
TO THE EARTH FACING PORT OF THE

734
00:49:57,427 --> 00:49:59,196
HARMONY MODULE FOR INSTALLATION

735
00:49:59,196 --> 00:50:01,365
AND BOLTING INTO PLACE WITH THAT

736
00:50:01,365 --> 00:50:04,034
COVERAGE BEGINNING AT 8:30

737
00:50:04,034 --> 00:50:07,270
CENTRAL TIME AND 9:30 A.M.

738
00:50:07,270 --> 00:50:07,804
EASTERN TIME.

739
00:50:07,804 --> 00:50:09,272
WE'LL WRAP UP COVERAGE FOR

740
00:50:09,272 --> 00:50:09,673
TODAY.

741
00:50:09,673 --> 00:50:12,376
A SUCCESSFUL LAUNCH OF THE HTV-9

742
00:50:12,376 --> 00:50:15,879
ON TIME BEING DELIVERED TO ORBIT

743
00:50:15,879 --> 00:50:17,714
BY THE JAPAN AEROSPACE

744
00:50:17,714 --> 00:50:19,015
EXPLORATION AGENCY FOR ITS FINAL

745
00:50:19,015 --> 00:50:20,083
FLIGHT TO THE INTERNATIONAL

746
00:50:20,083 --> 00:50:21,551
SPACE STATION.

747
00:50:21,551 --> 00:50:23,120
WITH THAT, WE WISH YOU A GOOD

748
00:50:23,120 --> 00:50:23,487
DAY.

749
00:50:23,487 --> 00:50:26,189
PLEASE STAY SAFE AND FOLLOW ALL

750
00:50:26,189 --> 00:50:30,026
THE RULES ASSOCIATED WITH

751
00:50:30,026 --> 00:50:31,361
CONQUERING THIS CORONAVIRUS

752
00:50:31,361 --> 00:50:32,262
PANDEMIC AND WE'LL SEE YOU BACK

753
00:50:32,262 --> 00:50:36,166
ON MONDAY MORNING WITH HTV-9

754
00:50:36,166 --> 00:50:38,635
CAPTURE COVERAGE HERE ON NASA

755
00:50:38,635 --> 00:50:39,035
TELEVISION.

756
00:50:39,035 --> 00:50:40,036
FOR NOW THIS IS MISSION CONTROL