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Japan's zero-gravity space drone sends first pictures from ISS

Japan'sspaceagencyhasreleasedthefirstimagestakenbyadroneitoperatesontheInternationalSpaceStation(ISS).Theso-calledInternalBallCameradronewassenttotakepicturesan

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Japan launches cargo craft for ISS resupply mission

​Japan on Wednesday launched an unmanned cargo transfer spacecraft that will deliver much-needed supplies to the International Space Station (ISS) following recent failures to send U.S. and Russian cargo craft to the ISS.

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Japan postpones launch of asteroid explorer to Dec. 3

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. and the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) announced Monday that they will launch their second-generation asteroid explorer Hayabusa 2 on Dec. 3.