[NASA HQ News] Foul Weather Forecast Delays Launch of Japanese Cargo Ship to Space Station

August 14, 2015  MEDIA ADVISORY M15-125 Foul Weather Forecast Delays Launch of Japanese Cargo Ship to Space Station   The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency's (JAXA) H-II Transport Vehicle (HTV)-5 will rendezvous with the International Space Station on Aug. 21. Rendezvous and grapple will occur at 7:55 a.m. EDT, when the cargo craft will be captured by the space station's Canadarm2, as seen in this image when HTV-3 arrived at the space station on July 27, 2012. Credits: NASA The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) has pushed the launch of its H-II Transport Vehicle (HTV)-5 to the International Space Station to 8:35 a.m. EDT on Monday, Aug. 17. NASA Television will carry live coverage of the event beginning at 7:45 a.m. JAXA is delaying the launch from the Tanegashima Space Center in southern Japan due to an unfavorable weather forecast for the original launch date of Sunday, Aug. 16. Loaded with more than 4.5 tons of supplies, including water, spare parts and experiment hardware for the six-person space station crew, the unpiloted cargo craft, named Kounotori, Japanese for "white stork," will travel four days to reach the station. Rendezvous and grapple of the HTV-5 now is scheduled for approximately 7:55 a.m. on Aug. 21. NASA TV coverage will begin at 6:15 a.m. Installation coverage now will begin at 10:15 a.m., with installation occurring at approximately 10:45 a.m. For NASA TV streaming video, schedule and downlink information, visit: http://www.nasa.gov/nasatv For more information about the International Space Station and its crew, visit: http://www.nasa.gov/station -end- NASA news releases and other information are available automatically by sending an e-mail message with the subject line subscribe to hqnews-request@newsletters.nasa.gov. To unsubscribe from the list, send an e-mail message with the subject line unsubscribe to hqnews-request@newsletters.nasa.gov.