By Kelly Taylor
kelly@wktv.org
On Wednesday, May 20, the WKTV Government 26 channel will be featuring live coverage of the launch of the JAXA/HTV-9 cargo ship from Tanegashima, Japan, to the International Space Station.
Coverage, which is provided by NASA TV, will start at 1 p.m. with the launch scheduled for 1:30 p.m. The JAXA.HTV-9 is an automated cargo spaceship used to resupply the International Space Station and the Kibo Japanese Experiment Module.
Live coverage will continue on Monday, May 25, at 6:45 a.m .for the rendezvous and capture of the cargo ship to the International Space Station. The capture is scheduled to the place at 8:15 a.m.
For more information on NASA TV or the International Space Station, log on to www.nasa.gov.
NASA TV can be seen on WKTV 26 Government Channel on Comcast and AT&T U-verse 99 Government Channel 99.