Japan's Kounotori space cargo transporter ends final mission

The last of the Kounotori unmanned cargo vessels ended its final mission Thursday as it burned up while re-entering the Earth's atmosphere after transporting supplies to the International Space Station, the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) has said. The agency's Kounotori 9 left the ISS on Wednesday carrying waste materials from the station, following the delivery in May of food and water for astronauts, as well as equipment for experiments. More

(Source: The Japan Times - Aug 22)