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Posted on 09/07/2009 4:51:25 PM PDT by KevinDavis
MOSCOW, September 7 (RIA Novosti) - Japan will launch its first domestic cargo spaceship to the International Space Station ISS on September 10, a Russian space official said on Monday.
R The spacecraft was built by Japan's space agency JAXA, and will lift off on board the country's new H-2B rocket. It will deliver about 4.5 metric tons of scientific equipment to the orbital station.
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Sounds like the start to a scary sci-fi flick.
didn’t we already do this article... hey anyone got a pic?
Agree !!!
Best of ruck !
Sounds like the start of every single Gundam series created. Massive orbital space colonies constructed to escape the problems of a rapidly worldwide expanding government consisting of individuals that want power over the planet.
I think we shall see one when they launch it..
I look forward to that
I love space pics. =o)
Space Truckin’ done right.
I’m looking forward to the day when the U.S. starts using unmanned heavy cargo lifters to get tons of stuff into orbit. We’ve wasted too much time and money (and the lives of astronauts) on the Space Shuttle.
Also send humans back to the Moon and Mars... People who just unmaned stuff are wimps..
[Also send humans back to the Moon and Mars..]
Agreed. Launching heavy cargo and supplies with unmanned vehicles also means that you can build specialized crew carriers that are cheaper yet also safer because you don’t have to send all the heavy stuff up with them. Once you have these two vehicles, you can build exploration vehicles in orbit and stock them with supplies to last the astronauts for months or even years. You can even send unmanned supply “depots” to Mars to wait for the astronauts to arrive.
Thank God the Japanese are on our side.
Gambate , o ku desai!!!!!
Rocket porn.
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