Japan delays planned launch of its Lunar A probe again

Japan's Institute of Space and Astronautical Science has again delayed the launch of its Lunar-A seismology probe because testing proved penetrators built for the probe were not tough enough for the job. The launch, originally set for the summer of 1997 on an M-5 rocket (DAILY, Jan. 29, 1997), will...

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