One of those space freighters, a Japanese HTV-2 cargo ship, is slated to launch in just six days, NASA officials said.

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But she said she was "totally confident" that the crew did everything to keep the cast safe - no allegations of abuse have been made relating to Mr Owen's time with HTV.

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