Opps, ANOTHER Japanese rocket blows up

[Taro Toporific]

Title change---was " Opps, Japanese supersonic plane blows up"


Supersonic jet crashes in test
BBC / Sunday, 14 July, 2002, 06:33 GMT 07:33 UKThe first test launch of what Japanese scientists hope will be the next generation of supersonic jet has failed in spectacular fashion ... See the BBC video. of the crash showing very freaked-out kangaroos fleeing the crash site.
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See also Next Generation Supersonic Transport Project

[Caustic Saint]

Well, at least they can blame it on the faulty rocket and not their aircraft design.

[American Oyaji]

I think someone is sabotoging the Japanese aerospace industry. I mean, they havent had much success...but CHINA flies a manned mission to space on the first try?

Come ON!

[Cubed]

This happened 18 months ago. Slow news day?

... or because it just featured on slashdot:

http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/11/23/1941225&mode=thread&tid=126&tid=187

[Taro Toporific]

This happened 18 months ago. Slow news day? ... or because it just featured on slashdot:

Yikes. Wrong article! It is last years news, ha, ha. This is a just a typical failure, which Japanese repeats every couple of months to remind the world of their technological advancements.

AND YES it's a real slow news day! It's a %$%^! Shinbun no Hi]Firm considers 'son of Concorde' [/b]
EADS plans to build a successor to Concorde could take off
BBC / Sunday, 23 November, 2003, 17:46 GMT
A successor to supersonic jet Concorde is being considered by aerospace giant EADS, the group has confirmed.
The European firm is looking into developing a hypersonic jet with Japanese partners, a London-based spokesman said.
Chief executive Philippe Camus unveiled the plans at an aerospace industry event in Japan last week...
The hypersonic plane would be able to travel at twice the speed of Concorde, meaning it could fly between Paris and Tokyo in two hours

[Caustic Saint]

This happened 18 months ago. Slow news day?

... or because it just featured on slashdot:

http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/11/23/1941225&mode=thread&tid=126&tid=187

Well, it certainly wasn't a slow day on Slashdot.

How often does it happen that you're reading along and come across a post by Wil Wheaton?


Go, Wesley, go!!

[Taro Toporific]

I think someone is sabotoging the Japanese aerospace industry. I mean, they havent had much success...but CHINA flies a manned mission to space on the first try?

Come ON!

Launch of Japanese rocket carrying two spy satellites fails
Nov 29 TOKYO (AP)-- A Japanese rocket carrying two spy satellites meant to monitor North Korea failed to reach orbit Saturday and had to be destroyed, space officials said.
The launch of the domestically designed and made H2-A rocket, the workhorse of Japan's space program, had been delayed three times since Sept. 10 because of technical glitches.

[cstaylor]

I think someone is sabotoging the Japanese aerospace industry. I mean, they havent had much success...but CHINA flies a manned mission to space on the first try?

Come ON!

It was China's fifth try, but first with a human onboard: hence Shenzhou 5.

[Buraku]

http://www.spacedaily.com/news/china-05zzzzzzzzl.html
Shenzhou VI, based on Soviet Soyuz technology, lifted off on a Long March 2F carrier rocket from Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center at 9 am (0100 GMT) for a five-day mission carrying air force pilots Fei Junlong and Nie Haisheng.

http://www.spaceflightnow.com/news/n0510/11shenzhou6/
Live video of the launch showed officials clustered in a large control room, marking key points in the countdown and watching as the final moments ticked away before the mission made its fiery departure. As the clocks reached zero, one controller pushed the red launch command button, followed seconds later by ignition of the Long March's eight engines and liftoff.

http://www.japantoday.com/e/?content=news&cat=4&id=351745
Japanese businessman could be next space tourist

http://www.guardian.co.uk/space/article/0,14493,1589914,00.html
The Russian Space Agency, for which trips into space for private citizens have proved to be a lucrative spin-off, said that the Japanese businessman Daisuke Enomoto is now scheduled to become the fourth space tourist.

[Parallel38N]

I think someone is sabotoging the Japanese aerospace industry. I mean, they havent had much success...but CHINA flies a manned mission to space on the first try?

Come ON!

Launch of Japanese rocket carrying two spy satellites fails

Dear Leader not like private activities viewed by Asian monkey stooges and Imperialist Pigs. He request special assignment to us.

We never fail!!
for our Dear Leader.

[Buraku]

Japan Undertaking Cautious Review Of Military Use Of Space
http://www.spacewar.com/reports/Japan_Undertaking_Cautious_Review_Of_Military_Use_Of_Space.html
Japan's ruling party Tuesday approved the blueprint of a law to allow military use of its space program, breaking another taboo in the officially pacifist country. The law would be largely symbolic since Japan has already launched spy satellites.


There are reports that the M-5 design was modeled after the LG-118A Peacekeeper which has similar dimensions and payload, and is also a three-stage solid fuel rocket.

There are concerns that the development of this three-stage solid fuel rocket, unusual for space exploration, is motivated by military concerns. Solid fuel rockets are the design of choice for military applications as they can remain in storage for long periods, and then reliably launch at a moments notice. Lawmakers made national security arguments for keeping Japan's solid-fuel rocket technology alive after ISAS was merged into the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, which also has the H-IIA liquid-fuelled rocket.

Kensuke Ebata, well versed in military affairs and a correspondent of JANE'S DEFENSE WEEKLY, pointed out, "Despite Japan's claim of peaceful purpose, the world thinks that Japan has developed rockets that can be easily diverted to ICBM's. The world makes its own judgment on Japanese abilities, with total disregard for Japan's domestic laws.

The ISAS director of external affairs said "It seems the hard-line national security proponents in parliament are increasing their influence, and they aren't getting much criticism ... I think we're moving into a very dangerous period. When you consider the current environment


Japan have dumped their plans for a big H-2 rocket for space exploration and are now going back to building scud missiles to hit the Koreans
H-II rockets for space plans are dumped
http://www.h2.dion.ne.jp/~kazuf/sao/paorep/imgjaxa/040531jaxa_rocket.jpg
Scud missiles are now in fashion
http://www.geocities.com/ariniem/pics/scud.jpg
The Russkies with wooden boats may have taken a beating many years ago but they hammered Japan in WW2 and today the Commies still have the best missiles, Russia or China will easily will blow these old J-military nuts away

If China becomes a half as powerful as the Ruskies did during their prime,
then the Chinese dragon would wipe the floor with Nippon with one arm still tied behind its back

[Greji]

If China becomes a half as powerful as the Ruskies did during their prime,
then the Chinese dragon would wipe the floor with Nippon with one arm still tied behind its back

Do you consider the US/Japan Security Pact a dead issue? As long as that exists the dragon will not move to use a nuke unless he wants Gobi Desert to extend to Singapore.

[homesweethome]

Japan to crash, um, cough* lauch some spy satellites in July

This time focused on Korea.
So Koizumi wants to watch Kim getting it on with one of his concubines.

[nullpointer]

Monday, May 8, 2006

TOKYO, Japan (AP) -- Stung by repeated setbacks, Japan's space agency plans to start talks next month with NASA about jointly developing a supersonic successor to the retired Concorde, an official said Monday.

More>>>

[homesweethome]

Monday, May 8, 2006

TOKYO, Japan (AP) -- Stung by repeated setbacks, Japan's space agency plans to start talks next month with NASA about jointly developing a supersonic successor to the retired Concorde, an official said Monday.

More>>>

Every Japanese who travels abroad would love to get to Hawaii and LAX in three hours or less. The problem is the cost of development (which Japan will never do) and the risk of developing something that already exists, into something that is profitable (which Japan is the master of).

Just get NASA and Boeing to contribute their creative talents for nothing.

Bery intarestingu!

[Buraku]

[Buraku]

Launch of Japanese rocket carrying two spy satellites fails
Nov 29 TOKYO (AP)-- A Japanese rocket carrying two spy satellites meant to monitor North Korea failed to reach orbit Saturday and had to be destroyed, space officials said.
The launch of the domestically designed and made H2-A rocket, the workhorse of Japan's space program, had been delayed three times since Sept. 10 because of technical glitches.

Rocket plans lack direction
http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/features/science/20060805TDY04004.htm
Keiko Chino / Yomiuri Shimbun Staff Writer
The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) has decided to abandon the use of solid-fuel M-5 rockets, in favor of a cheaper design more suited to smaller payloads.
The news came during a July 26 meeting of the Education, Science and Technology Ministry's Committee on Space Development, when JAXA said M-5 rockets, which cost about 8 billion yen to launch, would no longer be used once a satellite is launched in late September to observe the sun. The M-5 rocket scheduled to carry a satellite to probe Venus in fiscal 2010 will therefore be replaced by a large Japan-made H-2A rocket.
Since the government said three years ago that it intended to cease further development of M-5 rockets, the question has been how best to maintain solid-fuel rocket technology.
JAXA has decided to meet this challenge by developing a new solid-fuel rocket that combines parts of the M-5 and H-2A rockets. The first new model, utilizing an H-2A booster and an M-5 engine, is expected to be launched in 2010.
The envisioned new rocket will have significantly reduced liftoff power compared to the M-5, but JAXA said it hoped to use the new design to launch two small satellites twice a year. With development costs set between 10 billion yen and 12 billion yen, JAXA plans to keep the actual production costs of the new rocket below 2.5 billion yen.
A JAXA spokesman said that by taking advantage of existing technology, including from the M-5, development costs will be kept low, while still allowing for production of a highly reliable new design.
However, even some JAXA engineers are concerned about the project, not least because of the troubled development of a similar rocket.
The J-1 rocket was created by combining the technologies of the previous generation M-5 and H-2As. Production costs for the J-1 were supposed to be low, and it was expected that it would be easy to launch.
However, because of mounting costs, just one J-1 rocket was launched, which has since been left to gather dust in a warehouse.

[Greji]

Production costs for the J-1 were supposed to be low, and it was expected that it would be easy to launch.

However, because of mounting costs, just one J-1 rocket was launched, which has since been left to gather dust in a warehouse.

New cheaper replacement for J-1

[Buraku]

New cheaper replacement for J-1

I don't know how they are going to build their Japanese moon base -they could do with some help now, even if it is a mickey mouse rocket

[Buraku]

M-V-7 appears from the Launch Assembly Tower
http://www.jaxa.jp/news_topics/hot_topics/index_e.html
After completing the operational test for the launcher angle setting on Sep. 16, the M-V Launch Vehicle No.7, scheduled to be launched on September 23, 2006, came out from the Launch Assembly Tower. Launch preparations are progressing smoothly. Local people made and presented a thousand origami paper cranes praying for the success of the launch.

[Buraku]

[kurohinge1]

[Greji]

The rumours that the Gremlins were North Korean has not been confirmed.

Do Gremlins eat kimchi? Better check with Takechimpo on that!

[Buraku]

WTF is going on with the Nork satellite, Japan has spent trillions of yen trying to get one damn satellite to do some chikan spying on Kim Jong and his many hot female commandos

I have been waiting for the voyeur images for the last 10 years !!

[Samurai_Jerk]

Japanese probe takes a wrong turn and misses Uranus

A Japanese probe reached Venus on Tuesday and prepared to enter orbit on a two-year mission that would mark a major milestone for Japan's space program and could shed light on the climate of Earth's mysterious neighbor.

The probe, called Akatsuki, which means "dawn," would be the first Japan has ever placed in orbit around another planet and comes after the country recently brought a probe back from a sample-catching trip to an asteroid.

Scientists said they would know later Tuesday whether the probe had successfully entered its orbit. They said they briefly lost contact with the probe early Tuesday, but that communication had been restored.

Akatsuki, which was launched May 20, is designed to monitor volcanic activity on the planet and provide data on its climate and its thick cloud cover, including whether Venus has lightning. The probe is equipped with infrared cameras and other instruments to carry out its mission. .........

[Screwed-down Hairdo]

Akatsuki, which was launched May 20, is designed to monitor volcanic activity on the planet and provide data on its climate and its thick cloud cover, including whether Venus has lightning.

Hey fellers...Venus is however many fucking miles closer to the Sun than earth. I kinda guess the lighting might be pretty good there...

[Samurai_Jerk]

Japan probe reaches Venus but shuts itself down

A Japanese space probe sent to the thick clouds of Venus shut itself down, and its future looks as hazy as the planet it was built to study.

The probe, called Akatsuki, which means "dawn," reached Venus on Tuesday to orbit Earth's neighbor on a two-year mission. But communication problems left scientists in the dark about whether it was successfully in orbit. .....

[IkemenTommy]

Japanese probe ... misses Uranus

I can already see the jokes coming.