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Japanese rocket launches cargo freighter SPACEFLIGHT NOW Posted: January 23, 2011 ![]() ![]() These photos chronicle the rollout and launch of Japan's largest rocket -- the H-2B -- with a robotic cargo freighter bound for the International Space Station. The H-2 Transfer Vehicle carries scientific experiments, water, food and other supplies for the outpost. Liftoff was at 0537 GMT (12:37 a.m. EST; 2:37 p.m. JST) Saturday from the Tanegashima Space Center in southern Japan. Credit: JAXA
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