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Japan may start developing H-3 rocket
Tōkyō :: Japan | 1 month ago
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A Japan government panel on space policy tentatively agreed on Friday to start developing a large, next-generation rocket next fiscal year, aiming to shift the design and development of the new device to private companies to reduce costs. The special
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One small step for Dundee as university joins mission to Mercury
Dundee :: United Kingdom | 4 months ago
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ESA Dundee is most famous for jute, jam and journalism there are bronze statues of Desperate Dan and Minnie the Minx in its city centre but the eastern Scottish city is fast gaining a global reputation as being at the cutting edge of space
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Japan readies space telescope to study atmosphere
Tōkyō :: Japan | 4 months ago
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Japan is to send a space telescope into orbit around the Earth to observe Venus, Mars, and Jupiter, officials said Friday, as they look to unlock the secrets of our own planet's atmosphere...They also want to understand if solar winds have any effect
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NASA will launch the largest solar sail in history as soon as next year
Tōkyō :: Japan | 5 months ago
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Solar sails are all about "propellantless" propulsion using photons from the Sun (as opposed to an onboard fuel supply) to push a spacecraft through space...It's called Sunjammer, and at 13,000 square feet it is positively massive . PopSci's Clay
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Japan to launch asteroid-sampling mission in 2014
New York City :: NY :: USA | 6 months ago
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Building on its successful first round-trip mission to space rock Itokowa, Japan's space agency is readying to launch an ambitious new asteroid sampling probe in 2014. The new space mission, Hayabusa2, is scheduled for launch in 2014 and is aimed at
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Defense Ministry to charge Mitsubishi Electric more than ¥50 billion for bill padding schemes
Ōsaka :: Japan | 6 months ago
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On Friday, the ministry said that Mitsubishi Electric overcharged it ¥24.8 billion. Although penalties are still being calculated, the firm probably will be required to pay more than ¥50 billion in penalties the most ever by a domestic supplier to
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The International Space Station can now launch satellites into space
San Francisco :: CA :: USA | 6 months ago
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Normally, satellites launch from Earth, with each one requiring a lift from a dedicated launch vehicle...The recent launch from the ISS involved five CubeSats, a type of satellite developed in 1999 by Cal Poly scientists. Each one is just four cubic
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JAXA to develop firefighter garb
Ōsaka :: Japan | 6 months ago
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Jiji The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency said Thursday that it will develop clothing with cooling functions for firefighters from special underwear made for astronauts...Teikoku Sen-i Co., and space equipment maker Advanced Engineering Services Co.
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Japan's space agency probes possible data leak
Tōkyō :: Japan | 7 months ago
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Japan's space agency says it is investigating a possible leak of data about its Epsilon rocket due to a computer virus. The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency says an infected computer was disconnected from its networks after a virus was found
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Japan plans to launch new carrier rocket
Tōkyō :: Japan | 8 months ago
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It will replace the M-5 rocket, a similar vehicle that carried out seven successful space missions between 1997 and 2006. The three-stage solid-fuel launcher is designed to lift more than 2,600 pounds to low Earth orbit. The M-5 rocket could haul
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