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Japan is about to launch a moon probe
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Japan is about to launch a moon probe

Japan prepares to launch the first probe around the Moon with the intention of establishing a permanent base on the planet in 2025.

December 17, 2018
Japan abandoned the mission of exploring the Moon
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Japan abandoned the mission of exploring the Moon

The Japan Aerospace Agency (JAXA) intends to abandon a mission to explore the Moon. The spacecraft was built 10 years ago because this purpose was broken after repeated…

December 17, 2018
Sushi is 'eliminated' from Japanese menu
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Sushi is 'eliminated' from Japanese menu

The Japanese Space Agency (JAXA) is offering Japanese dishes to astronauts on the International Space Station (ISS), however the country's most famous sushi has been rem…

December 17, 2018
France - Japan and super Concord dream
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France - Japan and super Concord dream

After the accident of Concord aircraft in Paris in 2000, the French along with the Japanese carried out a research project to build an aircraft

December 17, 2018
Japan plans to build a base on the Moon
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Japan plans to build a base on the Moon

The Japan Space Exploration Agency (JAXA) hopes to build a base on the Lunar Moon in 2030. Experts estimate the cost for this plan will be up to $ 30 billion.

December 17, 2018
Japan: Planning to build bases on the Moon
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Japan: Planning to build bases on the Moon

On April 12, Mr. Keiji Tachikawa - Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Aerospace Research Agency (HKVT) Japan said: Japan is preparing to launch exploration equipm…

December 17, 2018
Japan discovered new meteors
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Japan discovered new meteors

The Hayabusa spacecraft (Japan) has provided a signal about a meteorite flying near the Earth's vicinity. This information was published by scientists at a scientific wo…

December 17, 2018
Japan launches satellites into space
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Japan launches satellites into space

Japanese missiles carrying satellites have been successfully launched into space, this is the second time Japan has launched satellites in a month. The H-2A rocket was l…

December 17, 2018
Japan explores near the center of the Earth
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Japan explores near the center of the Earth

Chikyu (Japan) prepares exploration drilling deep into the ground 7 km from the ocean floor to bring back soil samples near the center of the earth. While the US and Rus…

December 17, 2018
Japan made astronaut costumes
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Japan made astronaut costumes

Japan will build a high-tech astronaut suit for moon-based walks in 2018, Kyodo News quoted officials from Japan's Aerospace Exploration Agency on December 21. . With th…

December 17, 2018
Japanese spacecraft cannot land on asteroids
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Japanese spacecraft cannot land on asteroids

The Japan Space Agency has announced that its exploration ship failed to land Itokawa's asteroid on November 20. The reason is that problems occur at a height a few mete…

December 17, 2018