Japanese Cargo Craft Leaves Station

Image above: International Space Station cameras monitor the H-II Transfer Vehicle before the Canadarm2 releases it. Credit: NASA TVJapan’s first cargo vehicle, the H-II Transfer Vehicle (HTV), has left the International Space Station. Flight Engineer and robotic arm operator Nicole Stott released the HTV from the grip of Canadarm2 at 1:32 p.m. EDT on Friday. The HTV’s thrusters fired about five