NASA Updates Broadcast Plans For Japanese Cargo Flight To Station

HOUSTON -- The launch of the H-II Transfer Vehicle "Kounotori2" (HTV2)
planned for Thursday, Jan. 20, was rescheduled due to a forecast for
weather conditions that would exceed launch restrictions. The Japan
Aerospace Exploration Agency reset the launch for 11:37 p.m. CST on
Friday, Jan. 21.

NASA still plans live television coverage of the launch from
Tanegashima Space Center in southern Japan. With an adjusted
rendezvous plan, the grapple and attachment of the cargo ship to the
International Space Station remain planned for Thursday, Jan. 27, and
also will be covered live on NASA Television.

NASA TV's updated programming schedule for HTV2 events includes (all
times CST):

Friday, Jan. 21:
11 p.m. -- Launch coverage, anchored from NASA's Johnson Space Center
in Houston, begins. Launch is scheduled at 11:37 p.m.

Thursday, Jan. 27:
5 a.m. -- Grapple coverage, anchored from Johnson, begins. The grapple
of HTV2 is scheduled at 5:44 a.m.
8 a.m. -- Berthing coverage, anchored from Johnson, begins. The
attachment should be complete at approximately 10 a.m.

For more information about Kounotori2 and the H-IIB launch vehicle, visit:

http://www.jaxa.jp/countdown/h2bf2/index_e.html

For more information about the International Space Station, visit:

http://www.nasa.gov/station

For NASA TV downlink, schedule and streaming video information, visit:

http://www.nasa.gov/ntv

Source: NASA

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