Space Station Live: Crew and Flight Controllers Get Ready for Japan’s HTV-4
Published on January 6, 2018
Public Affairs Officer Rob Navias interviews Flight Director Ed Van Cise about Friday’s arrival of Japan’s “Kounotori” H-II Transfer Vehicle-4 (HTV-4). From Mission Control Center, they discuss the launch, approach, rendezvous and finally the capture and installation of the Japanese space freighter.
Expedition 36 Flight Engineers Karen Nyberg and Chris Cassidy will capture the HTV-4 with the Canadarm2 then install it on the Harmony node. Flight Engineer Luca Parmitano will assist the duo by monitoring the approaching cargo craft’s systems.
