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The H-II Transfer Vehicle “Kounotori 4″ (HTV4) started its final approach to the International Space Station (ISS), and was captured by the ISS robotic arm at on 9 August . After being manoeuvred by the arm, the HTV4 was successfully berthed to the ISS at 1122 UTC on 10 August.

Spaceflight Inc. said it recently completed a system definition review for its SHERPA in-space tug and hosted payload platform. With this milestone, Spaceflight has announced hosted payload opportunities starting in 2015.

COM DEV International Ltd. announced that it has been awarded an Authorisation to Proceed (ATP) contract to deliver Ku-band multiplexers, switches and microwave components.

Orbital Sciences Corporation announced it has been selected by NASA to host a scientific payload that will improve spacecraft fire safety for future space exploration vehicles. Known as the Spacecraft Fire Experiment (Saffire), the payload will be hosted aboard Orbital’s Cygnus advanced manoeuvring spacecraft and is planned for flight by mid-2015.

Space Systems/Loral (SSL) announced progress on a new Thermal Vacuum Chamber (TVC), which will increase the company’s production capacity and improve testing efficiency for satellite operators who need to meet aggressive procurement schedules.

Andrews Space announced that it has signed a contract with an undisclosed customer to deliver two Earth imaging microsatellites in 2014.