JAXA's HTV-1 Approaches the ISS

On Sept. 17, Ralf Vandebergh captured a historic event through his telescope. He spotted the first ever Japanese cargo vehicle docking with the space station... from 300km below in his back yard in the Netherlands. Great skills! http://bit.ly/jTNSM

If you missed the Japanese JAXA H-II Transfer Vehicle HTV launch you can watch the replay here

The Japanese H-II Transfer Vehicle (HTV) launched at 1:01 p.m. EDT from the Tanegashima Space Center in Japan. The HTV will carry about 3.5 tons of supplies to the International Space Station and is scheduled to be attached Thursday, Sept. 17, using the stations robotic arm. Additionally, this was the first flight of the H-IIb rocket, which is a new variant of Japans H-IIa vehicle.