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• Japan to operate solar energy station in outer space

  
  CrunchGear — Authority: 796
  The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) has big plans: It wants to conquer outer space to generate solar energy by 2030. The idea is to collect solar power in space and beam it down to earth, in the form of lasers or microwaves. The so-called Space Solar Power System project is led by big corporations such ...
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• Japan Plans Solar Sail Launch Next Year

  
  Parabolic Arc — Authority: 489
  The Planetary Societys LightSail-1 solar sail. Credit: Rick Sternbach/The Planetary Society Two solar sailing trials readied for launch next year Spaceflight Now Japan is planning to launch an interplanetary solar sail mission called Ikaros next May. The Planetary Society will follow with its own demo flight ...
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• Hard-Luck Hayabusa In More Trouble

  
  International Space Fellowship — Authority: 583
  A problem-plagued Japanese mission to an asteroid just may have received its final blow. The Haybusa mission to asteroid Itokawa in 2005 is currently trying to return to Earth, but now has suffered a breakdown in the third out of four ion thrusters. The cause was a voltage spike due to problems with a neutralization ...
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• Hard-Luck Hayabusa In More Trouble

  
  Universe Today — Authority: 673
  Artist concept of the Hayabusa spacecraft. Credit: JAXA A problem-plagued Japanese mission to an asteroid just may have received its final blow. The Haybusa mission to asteroid Itokawa in 2005 is currently trying to return to Earth , but now has suffered a breakdown in the third out of four ion thrusters. The ...
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• Japan Plans an Outer Space Solar Power Station by 2030

  
  Trends Updates — Authority: 604
  Managing with its small amount of resources and increasing demand for fuels, Japan is one of those countries of the world that largely depends on renewable sources for energy consumption. No wonder this yearning led the country to launch an audacious multi-billion dollar eco-friendly concept, the Space Solar Power ...
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• Land of the Rising Sun Power! Japan May Build a Solar Station in Space by 2030

  
  CleanTechnica — Authority: 633
  The Japanese space agency has unveiled an incredible new plan to start collecting solar power in space , and zap it down to Earth via microwaves or laser beams. Under the plan, known as the Space Solar Power System (SSPS) , floating photovoltaic dishes several square miles across would hover in geostationary ...
  4 days ago

• Japan Eyes Solar Power Station in Space

  
  Discovery News - Technology — Authority: 735
  By 2030, Japans space agency wants to collect solar power in space and zap it down to Earth.
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• Jeff Greason

  
  Gravity Loss — Authority: 116
  The Man. On Space Review . [EDIT: About a month ago, but I only just read it.] This is just excellent. So many things I agree with, that go against the stupid myths of spaceflight and space policy. If you read one space policy interview this year, this should be it! “NASA is an organization that is dominated by ...
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• JAXA aims for 2014 suborbital demonstrator

  
  Flight Image of the Day — Authority: 426
  (Flightglobal) [IMG: http://www.flightglobal.com/blogs/aircraft-pictures/assets_c/2009/11/Jaxa%20system-thumb-450x505-52467.jpg]
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• Public release of Kaguya data archives

  
  Lunar Pioneer — Authority: 438
  " Heads Up ," for the earthbound, Kaguyas now-iconic earthset "over" Malapert Massif, permanently darkened Shoemaker and Shackleton Craters, with the Moons south pole on its rim, one of many areas now better known because of Japans first lunar orbiter. [JAXA/NHK/SELENE] The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency ...
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• Japans first HTV ISS cargo mission de-orbited

  
  Lunar Pioneer — Authority: 438
  Stephen Clark SpaceflightNow.com Packed with garbage from the International Space Station, the first HTV cargo freighter met a fiery demise over the Pacific Ocean on Sunday, punctuating an historic chapter in the Japanese space program. Read the report, HERE . Lunar Pioneer, LLPThe Lunar CenturyGroup ...
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• VIDEO: #iac2009 Space agencies talk ISS future

  
  Hyperbola — Authority: 510
  Watch this video from the International Astronautical Congress in Daejeon, Korea where the future of the International Space Station was discussed by the ISS partners  Go here for more IAC2009 videos
  2 weeks ago

• That’s Hot: The 10 Most Amazing Deserts

  
  Life within me — Authority: 137
  Sun, sand and heat are the basic recipe for any amazing desert but like any creative cook, Mother Nature reaches for the spice to make things extra nice. These 10 desert delights are most definitely a treat for the eyes, though being stranded in any one of them might not be to your taste. Kebira Crater Field, ...
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• Living in Lunar Lava Tubes

  
  Lunar Pioneer — Authority: 438
  Amidst the Marius Hills , which might have been a landing site for Apollo 18 if that mission had not been defunded in 1971, a much-studied region of the lunar surface where a " skylight " was uncovered by Japans Kaguya lunar orbiter. [ISAS/JAXA/Junichi Haruyama et al./Discovery] Ian ONeill Discovery Space ...
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• Send a Message to Venus

  
  Parabolic Arc — Authority: 489
  JAXAs Akatsuki Venus spacecraft. (Image by Akihiro Ikeshita) JAXA PROGRAM DETAILS The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) is scheduled to launch the Venus Climate Orbiter “AKATSUKI” (PLANET-C) by H-IIA Launch Vehicle in Japan Fiscal Year 2010. The AKATSUKI will enter the orbit of Venus about half a year ...
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• VIDEO: #iac2009 Major space agencys chiefs talk exploration

  
  Hyperbola — Authority: 510
  Watch this video from the Internatonal Astronautical Congress in Daejeon, Korea first plenary session where heads of the worlds major space agencies discuss the future Go here for more IAC2009 videos
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• Japan to Launch a Dozen Fish into Orbit

  
  Jamaipanese — Authority: 417
  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 sometime in 2011. They better enjoy their laid back retreat ...
  2 weeks ago

• JAXA Discovers Cave On the Moon!

  
  Japundit - Published news — Authority: 450
  JAXA has reported that they have found a cave on the moon! The discovery is exciting because it could lead to the eventual establishing of a moon base in the vicinity.
  2 weeks ago

• JAXA Discovers Cave On the Moon!

  
  BionicBong — Authority: 425
  JAXA has reported that they have found a cave on the moon! The discovery is exciting because it could lead to the eventual establishing of a moon base there. The natural protection of a cave on the moon would be an excellent selection as a candidate for any future moon base. Congratulations to all at JAXA on this ...
  2 weeks ago

• AKATSUKI

  
  Tom's Astronomy Blog — Authority: 128
  Click here to view the embedded video. The Japanese space agency, JAXA, is getting ready to launch another ambitious mission: AKATSUKI, the Venus Climate Explorer .  The video from JAXA gives a nice overview. Another kind of fun thing JAXA is doing is inviting people to put their names and a very short message ...
  3 weeks ago

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