Bye-Bye HTV!

International Space Station astronaut Karen Nyberg of NASA used the Canadarm2 robotic arm to release the Japanese HTV-4 cargo ship on Sept. 4, after its month stay at the orbital outpost. The cargo craft, dubbed "Kounotori" --- the Japanese word for "white stork" --- by the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA), arrived at the station Aug. 9 filled with more than 3 ∏ tons of supplies and spare parts for the crew. It will be commanded to deorbit on Sept. 7, headed for a destructive entry into the Pacific Ocean.