Abstract
Two successful HTV operations have encouraged JAXA to start researching upcoming pro-grams as part of Japan's future space activity plan. This includes the HTV-R (H-II Transfer Vehicle - Return), which is a type of HTV with improved features. HTV-R enables JAXA to recover various samples of experiments conducted on the ISS and equips a new re-entry vehicle called as "HRV (HTV Return Vehicle)" for the enhanced function. The HRV will fly autonomously and conduct lifting reentry to the atmosphere by controlling the attitude and trajectory to a predefined splashdown point. Because the HRV flight profile resembles that for the human returning flight, JAXA considers that the study for HTV-R is not that of a cargo recovery system but also as the pathfinder of human transport system. Developing a recoverable capsule for the HTV would be the next technological leap needed to make a Japanese manned spaceship a reality.
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