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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 through the cosmos using only the power of the sun.

1 posted on 05/20/2010 4:20:38 PM PDT by csvset

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To: csvset

'space yacht'

Here it is in orbit...

The "Venus Probe" sounds like something for an adult audience.

2 posted on 05/20/2010 4:25:19 PM PDT by the invisib1e hand (the five of the five is the two of the one.)

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To: KevinDavis

May be of interest.

4 posted on 05/20/2010 4:40:06 PM PDT by KoRn (Department of Homeland Security, Certified - "Right Wing Extremist")

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SS Minnow

6 posted on 05/20/2010 4:55:23 PM PDT by GeronL (Political Correctness Kills)

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just adding, not pinging.

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9 posted on 05/29/2010 8:22:43 AM PDT by SunkenCiv ("Fools learn from experience. I prefer to learn from the experience of others." -- Otto von Bismarck)

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