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ROCKET

Japan Times
JAPAN / FOCUS
Sep 17, 2013
Epsilon success is no guarantee for industry
Saturday's successful launch of a solid-fuel Epsilon rocket was seen as a breakthrough for Japans' space industry, but the international competition won't be easy to beat.
JAPAN
Sep 8, 2013
JAXA rocket launch rehearsal deemed successful
Experts say the Epsilon, equipped with artificial intelligence and built at a lower cost, has potential to shape future global standards.
JAPAN / Science & Health
Aug 28, 2013
Programming error suspected behind scrubbed rocket launch
Experts suspect a computer programming error and lax preliminary checks were among the reasons Japan's newest rocket didn't get off the ground Tuesday.
JAPAN
Aug 26, 2013
New rocket Epsilon set for Tuesday launch
The state-run Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency will hold the first launch of its new solid-fuel rocket Epsilon from Uchinoura Space Center in Kagoshima Prefecture at 1:45 p.m. Tuesday.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Jul 31, 2013
New rocket hopes to take off with launch from the skies
Start with the largest aircraft ever built, with a wingspan longer than a football field and a split fuselage fitted with six Boeing 747 jet engines — enough thrust to get 585,000 kg off the ground, about 190,000 kg more than a fully loaded 747. Sling a 36-meter, three-stage rocket below the aircraft, and when the plane reaches 30,000 feet, fire the rocket into space. Then the plane flies back to Earth.

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