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JAPAN GOVT. PLANS TO DEVELOP INTERCONTINENTAL PASSENGER SPACESHIPS
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- Japan govt. plans to develop intercontinental passenger spaceships.
- Japan govt. and private companies aims to ready the spaceships by early 2040s.
- The cost of the JAXA's next-generation H3 rocket will be halved from a...
JAXA REPORTS RYUGU ASTEROID SAMPLE CONTAINS MATERIAL IN GASEOUS STATE
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- JAXA reports Ryugu asteroid sample contains material in gaseous state.
- Last week JAXA’s Hayabusa2 space probe brought back a sample from the Ryugu asteroid.
- JAXA will conduct a detailed analysis of the molecular and...
RYUGU ASTEROID SAMPLES SAFELY LANDS ON EARTH; JAPAN SPACE OFFICIALS EXCITED
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- Ryugu asteroid samples safely lands on earth; Japan space officials excited.
- The samples landed safely in the Australian Outback on Sunday.
- The sample may show clues to the origin of the solar system and life on earth.
HAYABUSA2 RETURNS TO EARTH WITH RYUGU ASTEROID SAMPLES; PM OFFICE CONGRATULATES
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- Hayabusa2 returns to earth with Ryugu asteroid samples; PM office congratulates.
- The space probe brought back samples from the 4.6 billion-year-old asteroid.
- The PM office congratulated Hayabusa2 project manager Yuichi Ts...
MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES AND JAXA OPERATED H2A ROCKET LAUNCHES ON SUNDAY
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- Mitsubishi Heavy Industries and JAXA operated H2A rocket launches on Sunday.
- The Japan government-operated satellite was also launched in the rocket.
- The other satellite launched in the rocket is operated by JAXA per se.<...
JAPAN’S HAYABUSA2 LEFT ASTEROID RYUGU AND NEARING EARTH TO DROP SAMPLES
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- Japan’s Hayabusa2 left Asteroid Ryugu and nearing earth to drop samples.
- The space probe is nearing earth after a year-long journey with the asteroids soil samples.
- The data could provide clues to the origin of the ...
HAYABUSA2 SPACE PROBE MAKES ORBITAL ADJUSTMENT TO DROP OFF ASTEROID SAMPLES
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- Hayabusa2 space probe makes an orbital adjustment to drop off asteroid samples.
- The space probe used its chemical thrusters for the orbital adjustments.
- The space probe will be dropping off samples collected from the aste...
JAPANESE STARTUP ASTROSCALE TO LAUNCH A SATELLITE INTO ORBIT NEXT MARCH
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- Japanese startup Astroscale to launch a satellite into orbit next March.
- The launch of the satellite is a test mission to remove space debris.
- The satellite will be carried into space by a Russian Soyuz rocket.
JAXA ,TOHOKU UNI. EXPERIMENT ON MICE TAKEN TO ISS SHOWS POTENTIAL RESULTS
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- JAXA, Tohoku Uni. experiment on mice taken to ISS shows potential results.
- The mice showed to have an internal protein which helps to slow the aging process.
- The experiment will pave way for the development of drugs to t...
JAXA AIMS TO USE WATER-DERIVED FUEL FROM MOON FOR 2030 LUNAR EXPLORATION
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- JAXA aims to use water-derived fuel from Moon for 2030 lunar exploration.
- The fuel is derived from the water extracted from the Moon’s ice deposits.
- The fuel is expected to cut costs in comparison to transporting fu...
JAXA’S SPACE PROBE HAYABUSA2 COMPLETES ITS LAST ION ENGINE-POWERED MANEUVERS
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- JAXA’s space probe Hayabusa2 completes its last ion engine-powered maneuvers.
- Hayabusa2 is scheduled to be drop off materials collected from asteroid Ryugu.
- The space probe is reported to have entered into the fina...
HAYABUSA2 SPACE EXPLORER BY JAXA AIMS TO STUDY NEW ASTEROID ‘1998KY26’
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- Hayabusa2 space explorer by JAXA aims to study new asteroid ‘1998KY26’.
- JAXA aims to probe the asteroid between the orbits of Earth and Mars in 2031.
- Hayabusa2 is estimated to approach the asteroid in July 203...
JAPAN’S NEXT-GENERATION H3 ROCKET LAUNCH POSTPONED DUE TO TECHNICAL ISSUES
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- Japan’s next-generation H3 rocket launch postponed due to technical issues.
- The rocket was initially planned to be launched at the end of next year.
- The launch is now scheduled in April 2021 and the second in fisca...
INDIA-JAPAN MOON MISSION TAKES SHAPE DESPITE CORONAVIRUS
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- Japan and India are making serious efforts to contain coronavirus epidemic in their territories.
- However, they are working together for a moon mission.
- JAXA and ISRO are planning to launch the mission after 2023.