The H-2B program allows U.S. employers to bring foreign nationals to the United States to fill temporary nonagricultural jobs that have one-time occurrence, seasonal need, peakload need, or intermittent need. 9 (H-IIB F9) from the JAXA Tanegashima Space Center. **With respect to all references to “country” or “countries” in this document, it should be noted that the Taiwan Relations Act of 1979, Pub. Behnken and Cassidy are slated to perform several spacewalks as early as June to install the lithium-ion batteries to be delivered by the HTV mission.Inside the station, Hurley will operate the research lab’s robotic arm to move Cassidy and Behnken around during the spacewalks. Typically, USCIS approves H-2A and H-2B petitions only for nationals of countries that the Secretary of Homeland Security has designated as eligible to participate in the programs. However, USCIS may approve H-2A and H-2B petitions, including those that were pending as of the date of the Federal Register notice, for nationals of countries not on the list on a case-by-case basis only if doing so is determined to be in the interest of the United States.Effective Jan. 19, 2019, nationals of the following countries are eligible to receive H-2A and H-2B visas:*Moldova, Paraguay, and the Dominican Republic are eligible to participate in the H-2A program, but they are not eligible to participate in the H-2B program. Kounotori 8 entered the planned orbit about 15 minutes later.The liftoff, initially planned for Sept. 11, was postponed due to a fire at the launchpad.Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd. <7011>, which manages the launch operation, took preventive measures based on its finding that the fire was caused by static electricity after liquid oxygen leaked from the rocket engine dripped onto heat-resistant material on the launchpad.Kounotori 8 carries fresh food for astronauts in the International Space Station along with experimental apparatus and batteries. Japan has been developing its own launch vehicles based onvarious research and experiments. The H-IIB Launch Vehicle is an powerful version of H-IIA to open the door to a new possibility for future missions … [ July 31, 2020 ] Next H-2B Launch JUL 29. A fire broke out at the base of a Japanese H-2B rocket Tuesday during final preparations for launch of an HTV cargo ship to the International Space Station (ISS). [ July 31, 2020 ] Moreover, it will share the launch facility with the H-IIA and be launched from Yoshinobu Launch Pad of the Tanegashima Space Center.Development and Operation Transportation Systems Linking Ground and Space
Tanegashima, Kagoshima Pref., Sept. 25 (Jiji Press)--An H-2B rocket was successfully launched from the Tanegashima Space Center in Kagoshima Prefecture, southwestern Japan, in the small hours of Wednesday.The H-2B Launch Vehicle No.