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H-IIA launch Japan's lunar probe SLIM (Smart Lander for Investigating Moon)
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NASA's Reduced Gravity Program provides the unique weightless or zero-G environment of space flight for testing and training of human and hardware reactions. NASA used the turbojet KC-135A to run these parabolic flights from 1963 to 2004.
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Type Description Contributor Date
Add new Web site: Space - JAXA: Japan's Aerospace Exploration Agency. Jun 23, 2025
Media added. Mar 13, 2024
Corrected display issue. Mar 20, 2023
Changed “manned” to “crewed.” Added material about NASDA's first astronauts and the Hayabusa mission. Apr 30, 2020
Add new Web site: NASA - International Space Station - Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency Education Payload Observation 1 (JAXA_EPO_1). Aug 29, 2011
Add new Web site: Official Site of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency. Aug 29, 2011
New article added. Dec 02, 2010
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