Japan's first unmanned space cargo vehicle safely re-entered
the atmosphere 120km above New Zealand yesterday with its
load of garbage from the International Space Station.
The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) said the H-II
Transfer Vehicle, or HTV, apparently disintegrated and burned
up on its descent toward the ocean east of New Zealand.
The Pacific Ocean between New Zealand and Chile is commonly
used as a dumping ground for human waste and other garbage
from the space station.
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