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 Volume 42 Number 5  Aerospace Technology
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Development of H-II Transfer Vehicle (HTV) - Design and Verification for Large Structure with a Wide Opening


Hidefumi Kawano, Atsushi Kuno, Toshio Nakamura, Yoichiro Miki


With space shuttle operation now under way, the H-II Transfer Vehicle (HTV) is drawing attention for carrying cargoes to the International Space Station (ISS), particularly for transfer under non-pressurized space conditions. The HTV is the only carrier besides the Space Shuttle with this capacity. Designing and verifying a large structure with a wide opening to realize the above capacity is difficult but interesting.

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