JAXA chief explains about troubled satellite

JAXA chief explains about troubled satellite

Naoki Okumura, president of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, comments on communication trouble affecting the Hitomi X-ray astronomy satellite, during a press conference in Tokyo on April 14, 2016. Okamura said the agency is trying to ascertain the current situation and examining its development and production process for satellites. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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