Japan in space
Saturday 05 February 1994 00:02 GMT
CommentsJapan put an unmanned prototype space shuttle into circular orbit with the first all-Japanese launcher rocket yesterday, thrusting the country into the club of world nations with rocket technology, Reuter reports from Tokyo.
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