items tagged with Japan
NASA cuts ties with Kistler for COTS
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-10-19 09:28:20
Private company Rocketplane Kistler was unable to meet its fourth COTS milestone—to raise U.S.$500 million in financing—in order to eventually develop commercial supply ships for the International Space Station.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-10-19 09:28:20
Private company Rocketplane Kistler was unable to meet its fourth COTS milestone—to raise U.S.$500 million in financing—in order to eventually develop commercial supply ships for the International Space Station.
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China wants to help with Space Station
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-10-17 11:07:32
Chinese vice minister of science and technology Li Xueyong stated that China would like to participate with the International Space Station.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-10-17 11:07:32
Chinese vice minister of science and technology Li Xueyong stated that China would like to participate with the International Space Station.
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Xbox 360 Elite a hit in Japan
Written By: Mike Bantick
Section: Technology Lifestyle
Category: Consoles
2007-10-15 21:14:11
Japan, the Xbox 360’s lags in the market homeland of Sony and Nintendo, but it seems the Elite model Xbox 360 has struck a chord with the Japanese.
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Written By: Mike Bantick
Section: Technology Lifestyle
Category: Consoles
2007-10-15 21:14:11
Japan, the Xbox 360’s lags in the market homeland of Sony and Nintendo, but it seems the Elite model Xbox 360 has struck a chord with the Japanese.
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First photo shoot of Moon by Japanese Selene spacecraft
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-10-10 08:18:23
Officials with the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) announced that its lunar exploring spacecraft Selene (“Kaguya”) is working fine. It has released a small satellite called Relay Satellite (Rstar), also working nominally, and taken its first pictures of the Moon.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-10-10 08:18:23
Officials with the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) announced that its lunar exploring spacecraft Selene (“Kaguya”) is working fine. It has released a small satellite called Relay Satellite (Rstar), also working nominally, and taken its first pictures of the Moon.
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Price cut and new PS3 model for Japan
Written By: Mike Bantick
Section: Technology Lifestyle
Category: Consoles
2007-10-09 18:04:51
Sony keep rolling out the regional changes to the PlayStation 3 configuration. This time it is Japan seeing a price cut and the introduction of a new PS3 model.
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Written By: Mike Bantick
Section: Technology Lifestyle
Category: Consoles
2007-10-09 18:04:51
Sony keep rolling out the regional changes to the PlayStation 3 configuration. This time it is Japan seeing a price cut and the introduction of a new PS3 model.
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NASA adds $1BIL with Senate funding
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-10-07 08:42:32
On October 4, 2007, the U.S. Senate approved additional funding to the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) in the amount of one billion dollars. The extra money makes its 2008 fiscal budget $18.5 billion.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-10-07 08:42:32
On October 4, 2007, the U.S. Senate approved additional funding to the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) in the amount of one billion dollars. The extra money makes its 2008 fiscal budget $18.5 billion.
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Chinese astronauts may land on Moon first in 21st century
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-10-05 09:09:42
NASA head tells an audience that he believes China will land on the Moon’s surface before the United States returns. Whether it is China, Japan, or India the race is on to send humans to the Moon. In fact, Japan just orbited an unmanned lunar probe.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-10-05 09:09:42
NASA head tells an audience that he believes China will land on the Moon’s surface before the United States returns. Whether it is China, Japan, or India the race is on to send humans to the Moon. In fact, Japan just orbited an unmanned lunar probe.
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Actor George Takei (“Sulu”) gets an asteroid named after him
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-10-03 08:18:56
Asteroid 1994 GT9 has been renamed by the International Astronomical Union (IAU) as 7307 Takei, in honor of Japanese American actor George Hosato Takei.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-10-03 08:18:56
Asteroid 1994 GT9 has been renamed by the International Astronomical Union (IAU) as 7307 Takei, in honor of Japanese American actor George Hosato Takei.
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PSP grabs sales lead in Japan
Written By: Mike Bantick
Section: Technology Lifestyle
Category: Consoles
2007-09-23 19:21:53
Sony’s PlayStation Portable (PSP) has grabbed the lead over the very popular Nintendo DS in the Japanese game hardware market. The lead is substantial and is mainly due to the release on one particular piece of software.
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Written By: Mike Bantick
Section: Technology Lifestyle
Category: Consoles
2007-09-23 19:21:53
Sony’s PlayStation Portable (PSP) has grabbed the lead over the very popular Nintendo DS in the Japanese game hardware market. The lead is substantial and is mainly due to the release on one particular piece of software.
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NASA returns to Moon based on six reasons
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-09-23 09:15:31
NASA has recently revised its lunar plans, which are based on its Global Exploration Strategy. Currently, NASA wants its astronauts to have larger lunar habitat modules and pressurized lunar rovers—all delivered by the Orion Crew Exploration Vehicle, the Ares I booster, and the Ares V heavy-lift rocket.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-09-23 09:15:31
NASA has recently revised its lunar plans, which are based on its Global Exploration Strategy. Currently, NASA wants its astronauts to have larger lunar habitat modules and pressurized lunar rovers—all delivered by the Orion Crew Exploration Vehicle, the Ares I booster, and the Ares V heavy-lift rocket.
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Japan launches fairy princess flight to Moon
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-09-14 09:27:52
On Friday, September 14, 2007, the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) launched its SELENE spacecraft at 10:31 a.m. Japanese time (9:31 p.m. EDT, 0131 GMT). It is the country's first orbiter spacecraft launched toward the Moon.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-09-14 09:27:52
On Friday, September 14, 2007, the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) launched its SELENE spacecraft at 10:31 a.m. Japanese time (9:31 p.m. EDT, 0131 GMT). It is the country's first orbiter spacecraft launched toward the Moon.
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SELENE is "largest lunar mission since Apollo"
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-09-08 11:03:05
SELENE is a Japanese lunar orbiter spacecraft that is expected to launch on September 13, 2007, at 01:35:47 Coordinated Universal Time (UTC), which is 10:35:47 a.m. Japan Standard Time (JST) and 9:35:47 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time (EDT, September 12th).
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-09-08 11:03:05
SELENE is a Japanese lunar orbiter spacecraft that is expected to launch on September 13, 2007, at 01:35:47 Coordinated Universal Time (UTC), which is 10:35:47 a.m. Japan Standard Time (JST) and 9:35:47 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time (EDT, September 12th).
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Manned mission to Moon in Russia’s future
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-09-02 09:26:41
The Russian Federal Space Agency, also called Roskosmos (or RKA), has announced that it has plans to send cosmonauts to the Moon by 2025 and, then, to build an manned lunar base.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-09-02 09:26:41
The Russian Federal Space Agency, also called Roskosmos (or RKA), has announced that it has plans to send cosmonauts to the Moon by 2025 and, then, to build an manned lunar base.
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Stress and fatigue studied underwater in NASA’s NEEMO 13
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-08-12 14:17:38
The underwater mission called NASA Extreme Environment Mission Operations 13 (NEEMO 13) is studying ways to quickly and accurately diagnosis fatigue, stress, and fitness while performing stressful tasks during long-duration missions in space, underwater, or other extreme environments.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-08-12 14:17:38
The underwater mission called NASA Extreme Environment Mission Operations 13 (NEEMO 13) is studying ways to quickly and accurately diagnosis fatigue, stress, and fitness while performing stressful tasks during long-duration missions in space, underwater, or other extreme environments.
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Exercise-Rest-Exercise: Possible formula for extra weight loss
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Health
2007-08-06 09:47:58
Japanese researchers found that if you exercise, rest, and then exercise some more, you actually burn more stored fat in your body than if you just exercise without any rest in between.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Health
2007-08-06 09:47:58
Japanese researchers found that if you exercise, rest, and then exercise some more, you actually burn more stored fat in your body than if you just exercise without any rest in between.
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Japan having problems launching SELENE orbital Moon mission
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-07-23 22:11:36
The Japanese lunar orbiter SELENE has been delayed again; it is already four years behind schedule.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-07-23 22:11:36
The Japanese lunar orbiter SELENE has been delayed again; it is already four years behind schedule.
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NASA in talks to give free Space Station access
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-06-26 09:09:53
On Monday, June 25, 2007, NASA officials stated that they are in negotiations with several government agencies to conduct research on the International Space Station starting in 2011.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-06-26 09:09:53
On Monday, June 25, 2007, NASA officials stated that they are in negotiations with several government agencies to conduct research on the International Space Station starting in 2011.
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Hitachi researchers move electrical devices with brain
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Health
2007-06-25 08:09:13
Called the Brain-Machine Interface, Hitachi scientists have developed a way to analyze changes in the blood within the brain. These Japanese scientists have given humans the ability to control signals from electronic devices, such as TV remote controls, using motion in the brain.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Health
2007-06-25 08:09:13
Called the Brain-Machine Interface, Hitachi scientists have developed a way to analyze changes in the blood within the brain. These Japanese scientists have given humans the ability to control signals from electronic devices, such as TV remote controls, using motion in the brain.
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Global Exploration Strategy coordinates space plans of NASA and others
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-06-02 09:47:22
On May 31, 2007, NASA and thirteen other space agencies released the results of their “Global Exploration Strategy: The Framework for Coordination”. It is a coordinated conceptual plan of space exploration that concentrates on the exploration of the solar system.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-06-02 09:47:22
On May 31, 2007, NASA and thirteen other space agencies released the results of their “Global Exploration Strategy: The Framework for Coordination”. It is a coordinated conceptual plan of space exploration that concentrates on the exploration of the solar system.
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Canon and Toshiba delay SED TVs - again
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Hardware
2007-05-28 01:48:32
Canon and Toshiba were planning to launch SED TVs in time for the holiday buying season, but the partners have now postponed them indefinitely.
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Hardware
2007-05-28 01:48:32
Canon and Toshiba were planning to launch SED TVs in time for the holiday buying season, but the partners have now postponed them indefinitely.
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