Japan Leads The World With Three Space Missions This Year

Credit: JAXA
Japanese controllers are busy with spacecraft checkout this week after launching a long-planned infrared astronomy spacecraft and a combination air traffic control/meteorological satellite over the span of four days. Although there was a problem with an attitude sensor on the Astro-F astronomy...

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