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http://iss.jaxa.jp/en/
The HTV-1’s berthing was complete at 10:49 a.m. September 18, as the HTV FCT confirmed the power and data transmission between the HTV-1 and the ISS. The hatch opening of the HTV's Pressurized Logistics Carrier (PLC) is expected in the early morning of September 19. The next HTV-1 Mission update will be posted on September 19.
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So Japan is happy that flying to the ISS was successful and then it looks like China is happy about what they are doing in space.
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http://www.breitbart.com/
China says will push space programme to catch up West
Sep 17 04:27 AM US/Eastern
China said Thursday its rapidly growing space programme was the crowning achievement of the nation's high-tech transformation and pledged to continue to develop it to close the gap with Western countries.
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Copyright AFP 2008, AFP stories and photos shall not be published, broadcast, rewritten for broadcast or publication or redistributed directly or indirectly in any medium [So go read the article, especially the part where it says, "I believe...." - LRK -]
http://www.spacedaily.com/
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Alright, I am waiting to hear how happy our Congress is with what we are doing in space.
OK, we are getting ready to make a big splash (hopefully) at a lunar pole and mapping is started with LRO.
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http://www.nasa.gov/home/
RELEASE : 09-215
Sept. 17, 2009
NASA Lunar Satellite Begins Detailed Mapping of Moon's South Pole
GREENBELT, Md. -- NASA reported Thursday that its Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter, or LRO, has successfully completed its testing and calibration phase and entered its mapping orbit of the moon. The spacecraft already has made significant progress toward creating the most detailed atlas of the moon's south pole to date. Scientists released preliminary images and data from LRO's seven instruments.
"The LRO mission already has begun to give us new data that will lead to a vastly improved atlas of the lunar south pole and advance our capability for human exploration and scientific benefit," said Richard Vondrak, LRO project scientist at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Md.
LRO is scheduled for a one-year exploration mission in a polar orbit of about 31 miles above the lunar surface, the closest any spacecraft has orbited the moon. During the next year, LRO will produce a complete map of the lunar surface in unprecedented detail, search for resources and safe landing sites for human explorers, and measure lunar temperatures and radiation levels.
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Is that enough to cheer about or do you want someone to say, "I CAN'T HEAR YOU!"
Thanks for looking up with me.
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