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Space programs and missions · A guided course
Resupply the station, then turn free flight into a test platform
Explore HTV-X through modular spacecraft design, powered cargo, the first station arrival and the evidence from its post-departure demonstrations.
Suggested preparation is listed in the course · Start whenever you’re ready
HTV-X1 held by Canadarm2 during its October 29, 2025 arrival, in NASA image iss073e1046014. This view documents robotic capture and handling, not completed cargo unloading. Credit: NASA/JSC. Complete deposited frame retained; no Atlas crop or enhancement.
NASA Johnson Space Center · Image source · NASA media usage guidelinesYour place in the bigger picture
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Deliver supplies, handle external cargo and return a small sample
Building and sustaining a shared orbital laboratory
Japan’s HTV-X program
Resupply the station, then turn free flight into a test platform
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