Japan's H-IIB rocket lifts off from the Tanegashima space ... Apr 10th, 2011 - 07:20h (CET +01.00) (AFP/Jiji Press/File) - Japan's H-IIB rocket lifts off from the Tanegashima space centre in southern Japan. Asia's extraterrestrial ambitions have rocketed from nowhere in the 50 years since the first human space flight, with China shooting f... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : japan, hiib, rocket, lifts, tanegashima, space, Top Keywords

A Japanese rocket takes off carrying satellites at the Tanegashima ... Jan 5th, 2011 - 05:30h (CET +01.00) (AFP/Jiji Press/File) - A Japanese rocket takes off carrying satellites at the Tanegashima Space Center in Kagoshima prefecture in the south of the country. Japan is considering launching new satellites to establish its own global positioning system ... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : japanese, rocket, takes, carrying, satellites, tanegashima, Top Keywords

A H-IIA rocket is pictured leaving the launching pad at Tanegashima ... Sep 11th, 2010 - 08:00h (CET +01.00) (AFP/JijiPress/File) - A H-IIA rocket is pictured leaving the launching pad at Tanegashima Space Center in Tanegashima island, Kagoshima Prefecture, in May. Japan on Saturday will launch a similar rocket that will carry a satellite intended to improv... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : hiia, rocket, pictured, leaving, launching, tanegashima, Top Keywords

Japan's H2A rocket is set on its launch pad at the Tanegashima ... May 21st, 2010 - 00:40h (CET +01.00) (AFP/JIJI PRESS) - Japan's H2A rocket is set on its launch pad at the Tanegashima space centre in Kagoshima prefecture. A Japanese rocket blasted off early Friday carrying a Venus probe and a kite-shaped "space yacht" designed to float ... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : japan, rocket, launch, tanegashima, launching, tanegashima, Top Keywords

File photo shows a Japanese space rocket at the Tanegashima ... May 18th, 2010 - 03:10h (CET +01.00) (AFP/Jiji Press/File) - File photo shows a Japanese space rocket at the Tanegashima Space Centre in Kagoshima prefecture. Japan on Tuesday postponed the launch of a rocket due to deploy an experimental "space yacht" propelled by solar parti... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : file, photo, shows, japanese, space, rocket, tanegashima, Top Keywords

An H-2B rocket blasts off from its launch pad at Tanegashima ... Sep 17th, 2009 - 23:10h (CET +01.00) (Canadian Press) - An H-2B rocket blasts off from its launch pad at Tanegashima Space Center in Kagoshima Prefecture, southwestern Japan, early Friday, Sept. 11, 2009. The domestically made rocket is carrying Japan’s first unmanned cargo vehicl... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : rocket, blasts, launch, tanegashima, space, rocket, tanegashima, Top Keywords

An H-2B rocket lifts off from its launch pad at Tanegashima ... Sep 11th, 2009 - 02:10h (CET +01.00) (AP) - An H-2B rocket lifts off from its launch pad at Tanegashima Space Center in Kagoshima Prefecture, southwestern Japan, early Friday, Sept. 11, 2009. The domestically made rocket is carrying Japan’s first unmanned cargo vehicle to the Inte... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : rocket, lifts, launch, tanegashima, space, rocket, tanegashima, Top Keywords