The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency Kounotori 5 H-II Transfer Vehicle cargo spacecraft approaches the International Space Station August 24, 2015 in Earth Orbit. The automated cargo craft, named Kounotori, or white stork, carried more than four-and-a-half tons of research and supplies, including water, spare parts and experiment hardware to the ISS.

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The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency Kounotori 5 H-II Transfer Vehicle cargo spacecraft approaches the International Space Station August 24, 2015 in Earth Orbit. The automated cargo craft, named Kounotori, or white stork, carried more than four-and-a-half tons of research and supplies, including water, spare parts and experiment hardware to the ISS.

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