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Japan will launch a space boat
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Japan will launch a space boat

Japan Space Exploration Agency (JAXA) yesterday announced that its unused fuel yacht will take off next month.

December 17, 2018
Japan launched unmanned spacecraft
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Japan launched unmanned spacecraft

At 2 am September 11 (local time), Japan successfully launched the H-2B missile from Tanegashima Space Center in Kagoshima Prefecture, carrying the country's first unman…

December 17, 2018
Japanese astronaut flying on carpet
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Japanese astronaut flying on carpet

A Japanese astronaut will fly in a vacuum on a carpet to assess the effects of weightlessness on the human body.

December 17, 2018
Japan made 'satellite suicide' kamikaze
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Japan made 'satellite suicide' kamikaze

Japanese scientists are planning to build a kind of kamikaze (named after the pilots of Shen Feng in World War II), tasked with cleaning up debris in the universe.

December 17, 2018
The first Japanese mother came to space
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The first Japanese mother came to space

The Japanese astronaut and mother of a girl has just been chosen to be a member of the Atlantis spacecraft, the country's aerospace agency announced today.

December 17, 2018
Hot race to the Moon
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Hot race to the Moon

The two countries pioneering in conquering space America and Russia are joining new faces of this work such as Europe, China, India and Japan ...

December 17, 2018
NASA buys Japanese cargo ships
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NASA buys Japanese cargo ships

The Yomiuri, Japan, said that NASA has begun negotiations on buying Japanese unmanned cargo spacecraft to supply goods to the International Space Station. .

December 17, 2018
Europe and Japan cooperate to study Mercury
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Europe and Japan cooperate to study Mercury

The European Aerospace (ESA) has signed a contract to manufacture BepiColombo, the first co-operative space device between Europe and Japan to launch Mercury research.

December 17, 2018
Japan launched the Moon exploration satellite
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Japan launched the Moon exploration satellite

Japan has successfully launched the Moon SELENE exploration satellite, worth $ 279 million. Scientists will use data from SELENE to study the origin and evolution of the…

December 17, 2018
Japan launched the first moon probe
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Japan launched the first moon probe

The Japanese space agency successfully launched the country's first moon probe. The H-2A rocket carrying the ship took off on the southern island of Tanegashima.

December 17, 2018
Japan - China race to the moon
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Japan - China race to the moon

Japan said scientists in Tokyo are now pursuing a major project to land on the moon. China also announced that the country is now ready to study the surface of the moon.…

December 17, 2018