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CNET     by Zoey Chong September 24, 2018

Researchers in Japan have launched a pair of satellites bound for the International Space Station on Sept. 22, Science News reported Monday.

The weekend launch, conducted at the Shizuoka University in Japan, is the first trial conducted in space as part of the Space Tethered Autonomous Robotic Satellite (STARS) project. The satellites, called STARS-ME, will be "carried to the ISS by HTV launched by the H-IIB rocket," according to information on the project's website.

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Re: Japan’s mini space elevator goes to space And we have liftoff!
« Reply #1 on: September 28, 2018, 03:01:44 pm »
I love the space elevator concept, but a ground-based system has real problems in this age of terrorism.
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