Tag: Japan
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United Arab Emirates begins historic first interplanetary mission
The United Arab Emirates and the Mohammed Bin Rashid Space Centre have begun their first interplanetary voyage: the Emirates Mars Mission. The probe, called Al Amal (which translates to “Hope” from Arabic), launched on a Japanese H-IIA rocket at 17:58:14 EDT (21:58:14 UTC) from the Tanegashima Space Center in southern Japan to begin a seven-month…
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United Arab Emirates begins historic first interplanetary mission
The United Arab Emirates and the Mohammed Bin Rashid Space Centre have begun their first interplanetary voyage: the Emirates Mars Mission. The probe, called Al Amal (which translates to “Hope” from Arabic), launched on a Japanese H-IIA rocket at 17:58:14 EDT (21:58:14 UTC) from the Tanegashima Space Center in southern Japan to begin a seven-month…
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Asteroid samples aboard Japanese probe on track for return to Earth in December
Artist’s concept of the Hayabusa 2 spacecraft releasing its sample return capsule. Credit: JAXA/Akihiro Ikeshita A capsule carrying extraterrestrial specimens collected by Japan’s Hayabusa 2 spacecraft is scheduled for landing in South Australia on Dec. 6 to wrap up a six-year round-trip mission to an asteroid, officials announced this week. Officials from the Japan Aerospace…
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Live coverage: Launch of Emirates Mars Mission rescheduled for Sunday
Live coverage of the countdown and launch of a Mitsubishi Heavy Industries H-2A rocket from Tanegashima Space Center in Japan. The mission will launch the Emirates Mars Mission, or Hope, spacecraft on a mission to the Red Planet. Follow us on Twitter. [tabby title=”UAE webcast”] [tabby title=”MHI webcast”] [tabbyending]
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Arab world’s first Mars mission packs a scientific punch
EDITOR’S NOTE: Updated July 14 with launch delay. Engineers in Dubai work on UAE’s Hope Mars probe. Credit: MBRSC The UAE’s Hope mission is set for liftoff this week from Japan, taking aim on Mars with a package of scientific instruments designed to probe weather and climate change on the Red Planet. About the size of…
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UAE’s first Mars probe meets launcher in Japan
The Emirates Mars Mission spacecraft is prepared for encapsulation inside the payload fairing of its H-2A launcher. Credit: MHI A Mars orbiter developed by the United Arab Emirates in partnership with U.S. scientists has been mounted on top of a Japanese H-2A rocket and its battery charged for liftoff Tuesday from the Tanegashima Space Center.…
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HTV supply ship successfully berthed at space station
Japan’s ninth HTV cargo craft is seen berthed to the International Space Station’s Harmony module after arriving Monday. Credit: NASA TV/Spaceflight Now The last of Japan’s current series of HTV cargo freighters arrived at the International Space Station Monday with a fresh set of lithium-ion batteries, ready for installation on the research lab’s solar power…
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Final H-2B rocket launch sends Japanese supply ship toward space station
A 186-foot-tall (56.6-meter) H-2B rocket fires into the sky from Tanegashima Space Center, Japan. Credit: JAXA The ninth and final flight of Japan’s H-2B rocket — the country’s most powerful launcher — drove an automated cargo freighter into orbit Wednesday on a five-day pursuit of the International Space Station. The 186-foot-tall (56.6-meter) launcher lifted off…
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Live coverage: HTV cargo freighter arrives at space station
Live coverage of the countdown and launch of an H-2B rocket with Japan’s ninth H-2 Transfer Vehicle on a resupply mission to the International Space Station. Text updates will appear automatically below; there is no need to reload the page. Follow us on Twitter. [tabby title=”NASA TV”] [tabby title=”JAXA Webcast”] [tabbyending]
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Japan’s HTV ready for launch with last set of new space station solar batteries
The second stage of an H-2B rocket is prepared for launch with Japan’s ninth HTV space station supply ship. Credit: MHI A Japanese HTV cargo freighter is ready for launch Wednesday with the last set of six lithium-ion batteries to upgrade the International Space Station’s solar power truss. Japan’s ninth automated H-2 Transfer Vehicle, or…