Japan’s Next-Generation HTV-X Cargo Vehicle Leaves ISS After Four Months Written 9 March 2026

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Japan’s Next-Generation HTV-X Cargo Vehicle Leaves ISS After Four Months

JAXA’s uncrewed HTV-X1 cargo spacecraft departs from the ISS, after arriving Oct. 29, 2025. | Credit: YouTube; framegrab

SPACE reports, “Japan’s new HTV-X cargo spacecraft departed the International Space Station today (March 6) after a four-month stay. The vehicle — known as HTV-X1, because it’s the first of its kind — was released by the station’s Canadarm2 robotic arm today at 12 p.m. EST (1700 GMT), right on schedule.”
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JAXA’s uncrewed HTV-X1 cargo spacecraft departs from the ISS, after arriving Oct. 29, 2025.
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