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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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Queen Elizabeth II addresses at opening of Parliament. (Date unknown on photo, but may be 1958, the first time the opening of Parliament was filmed.)
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‘Slinky’ student project to be sent to space • Apr. 5, 2025, 11:12 PM ET (Taipei Times)
JAXA institute studying Mars lander concept • Apr. 2, 2025, 11:06 PM ET (SpaceNews)

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Also Known As JAXA • Uchū Kōkū Kenkyū Kaihatsu Kikō
Date 2003 - present
Headquarters Tokyo
Areas Of Involvement space exploration • aviation
Related People Tachikawa Keiji

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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.
History of Flight Quiz