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Japan’s Akatsuki Probe on its way to Venus

Posted on May 23, 2010 by Jamaipanese

A few days ago the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency launched the Akatsuki probe from the Tanegashima spaceport in Kagoshima Prefecture. The Venus Climate Orbitor a very sophisticated probe  featuring specialized cameras,  sensors specially designed to study Venus’ atmosphere and surface. … Continue reading →

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Space Battleship Yamato Movie

Posted on January 6, 2010 by Jamaipanese

Space Battleship Yamato known to many as Star Blazers or Space Cruiser Yamato is a popular anime the was born in Japan in the mid 1970′s. I have never seen any of the episodes or the many movies but I … Continue reading →

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JAXA’s Venus Climate Orbiter Mission

Posted on December 9, 2009 by Jamaipanese

The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency has been very active lately and will be well into the new year. Just before their plan to launch a dozen fish into space in 2011 JAXA will be launch a probe to explore and … Continue reading →

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Japan to Launch a Dozen Fish into Orbit

Posted on October 25, 2009 by Jamaipanese

The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency along with about 2 dozen other research organizations and universities has plans for a very “fishy” experiment in space. 12 Killifish will be sent on an all expenses paid trip to the International Space Station … Continue reading →

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Japan to Launch Cargo Ship into Space

Posted on September 7, 2009 by Jamaipanese

The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency is getting ready to launch it’s first unmanned spacecraft. The HTV-1 cargo ship is expected to launched to the International Space Station and controlled from the Tanegashima Space Centre where the Kizuna communications satellite was … Continue reading →

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Japan launches Kizuna

Posted on February 24, 2008 by Jamaipanese

Japan has been launching satellite after satellite over the past few years. I have been on top of a few of those launches which include the Kaguya Lunar Probe (and the hi def pictures of the earth it sent back) … Continue reading →

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Virgin Galactic takes aim at Space Tourism

Posted on January 25, 2008 by Jamaipanese

I stay on top of most space related news and over the last few days media outlets all over the world has been abuzz with news that Virgin Galactic‘s unveiling of its SpaceShipTwo spacecraft and its WhiteKnightTwo carrier. So start … Continue reading →

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Japan’s Kaguya now in Orbit

Posted on October 5, 2007 by Jamaipanese

Japans aim of sending a man to the moon by 2020 is well underway. The recently launched Kaguya probe, which is named after a fairytale princess has successfully entered orbit of the moon after being launched in mid September and … Continue reading →

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Kaguya sends back Earth in High Definition

Posted on October 2, 2007 by Jamaipanese

Less than a month after launch from the small island of Tanegashima off the southern tip of Kyushu Island, southern Japan, the Lunar Explorer “KAGUYA” has already started to beam back images and video of the earth. This media jumps … Continue reading →

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JAXA being Privatized?

Posted on September 17, 2007 by Jamaipanese

It seems that the Japanese government is planning to privatize the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) so that it will qualify and be in the running for Google and the X Foundations 30 million dollar worth of prizes for getting … Continue reading →

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