HTV (H-II Transfer Vehicle)

HTV (H-II Transfer Vehicle) photo by JAXA

The HTV (H-II Transfer Vehicle) is the transfer vehicle to deliver daily goods such as water· food and clothing and experimental equipment to JEM (Japanese Experiment Module) and other countries' stations after the completion of the assembly of the International Space Station.
This vehicle is unmanned, launched by H-IIA, and approaches the station automatically, and is maintained and moored by the station facility. After the completion of its work, it will self-destruct itself and disappear when it re-enters the atmosphere.