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- Japan's H-II Transfer Vehicle-9 is hanging out on the International Space Station, holding a bunch of discarded batteries and waiting for its eventual release and destruction.
- The cargo ships are designed to be destroyed after use, burning up in Earth's atmosphere after leaving the ISS.
- HTV-9 arrived at the space station on May 20th, and brought with it new batteries that will be installed on the exterior of the ISS later this year.
Science fiction films have taught us that futuristic spaceships are sleek and stylish and, well, cool. The reality is somewhat different, at least in terms of design. Most spacecraft in use today are utilitarian in their design. Building something that works and works well is the primary goal, and aesthetics are often a secondary concern. Still, there's something pretty awesome about seeing a big old cargo ship hanging out 220 miles above Earth.
NASA chose to highlight a particularly gorgeous image recently snapped from the International Space Station. In it, we see a Japanese resupply ship called H-II Transfer Vehicle-9 (or HTV-9 for short) comfortably dangling high above the Earth.
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