[Hourglass mission] The experimental device of “Hourglass Mission” was launched.

The experimental device of “Hourglass Mission” was launched onboard the H-IIB rocket at 1:05:05am JST from the Tanegashima Space Center, Japan.

The capture of “KOUNOTORI8” (HTV-8) by International Space Station’s robot-arm is scheduled on Sept.28,2019 JST.

For more information about the mission, please visit official sites of NASA (English) and Mitsubishi Electronics (Japanese).