Space reentry experiment device unveiled

Space reentry experiment device unveiled

TANEGASHIMA, Japan - A space reentry device, called DASH (Demonstrator of Atmospheric reentry System with Hyperbolic Velocity), is unveiled to the media at the National Space Development Agency of Japan's (NASDA) space center in Tanegashima Island, Kagoshima Prefecture on Dec. 16. DASH will be loaded into Japan's second H-2A rocket to be launched Jan. 31 by the government's Institute of Space and Astronautical Science. The device consists of box-shaped storage equipment (fore) and a cylinder-shaped tester (center), which is 40 centimeters wide, 20 cm high and weighs 16 kilograms.

  • Product Code
  • ILEA001087358
  • Registered date
  • 2001/12/16 00:00:00
  • Credit
  • Kyodo / Kyodo News Images
  • Media source
  • 2001 Kyodo News
  • Media size
  • 1864 × 1770 pixel
  • Resolution
  • dpi
  • Deployment size
  • 909.42(KB)*
  • Special instruction

*File size when opened in Photoshop, etc.

Similar Images & Videos
    Epsilon developer achieves 'revolution' in rocket biz

    Epsilon developer achieves 'revolution' in rocket biz

    KIMOTSUKI, Japan - Yasuhiro Morita, professor at the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency's Institute of Space and Astronautical Science, poses for photos on Sept. 14, 2013 at the Uchinoura Space Center in Kimotsuki, Kagoshima Prefecture after watching Japan's new solid-fuel rocket Epsilon's liftoff. Morita led the development team of the Epsilon, Japan's first new rocket in 12 years incorporating artificial intelligence.
      Japan successfully launches satellites to complete spy system

      Japan successfully launches satellites to complete spy system

      TANEGASHIMA, Japan - An H-2A rocket, carrying a second radar satellite and an experimental third optical satellite into space, blasts off from the Tanegashima Space Center in Kagoshima prefecture on Feb. 24. The two satellites were placed into orbit about 20 minutes after the rocket's launch at 1:40 p.m., the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency said.
        Japan successfully launches satellites to complete spy system

        Japan successfully launches satellites to complete spy system

        TANEGASHIMA, Japan - An H-2A rocket, carrying a second radar satellite and an experimental third optical satellite into space, blasts off from the Tanegashima Space Center in Kagoshima prefecture on Feb. 24. The two satellites were placed into orbit about 20 minutes after the rocket's launch at 1:40 p.m., the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency said.
          Japan successfully launches satellites to complete spy system

          Japan successfully launches satellites to complete spy system

          TANEGASHIMA, Japan - An H-2A rocket, carrying a second radar satellite and an experimental third optical satellite into space, blasts off from the Tanegashima Space Center in Kagoshima prefecture on Feb. 24. The two satellites were placed into orbit about 20 minutes after the rocket's launch at 1:40 p.m., the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency said.
            Japan launches H2-A rocket after 2-day delay

            Japan launches H2-A rocket after 2-day delay

            TANEGASHIMA ISLAND, Japan - An H-2A rocket carrying Japan's biggest satellite was launched Dec. 18 from Tanegashima Space Center in Kagoshima Prefecture after a two-day delay due to bad weather.
              Japan launches H2-A rocket after 2-day delay

              Japan launches H2-A rocket after 2-day delay

              TANEGASHIMA ISLAND, Japan - An H-2A rocket carrying Japan's biggest satellite was launched Dec. 18 from Tanegashima Space Center in Kagoshima Prefecture after a two-day delay due to bad weather.
                H-2A rocket launch postponed due to malfunction

                H-2A rocket launch postponed due to malfunction

                TANEGASHIMA, Japan - The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency said Jan. 23 it has decided to postpone the launch of a H-2A rocket carrying a land-observation satellite to Jan. 24 or later from the Tanegashima Space Center in Kagoshima Prefecture due to a malfunction in the ground equipment. (Kyodo)
                  (4)Japan's H-2A rocket lifts off with 4 satellites

                  (4)Japan's H-2A rocket lifts off with 4 satellites

                  TANEGASHIMA, Japan - Japan's fourth H-2A rocket lifts off on Dec. 14 from the Tanegashima Space Center of the National Space Development Agency of Japan (NASDA) in Kagoshima Prefecture. The rocket later released into orbit the ADEOS2 satellite, which weighs about 3.7 tons and is the heaviest one ever carried by a Japanese-built rocket.
                    (3)Japan's H-2A rocket lifts off with 4 satellites

                    (3)Japan's H-2A rocket lifts off with 4 satellites

                    TANEGASHIMA, Japan - Japan's fourth H-2A rocket lifted off on Dec. 14 at the Tanegashima Space Center of the National Space Development Agency of Japan (NASDA) in Kagoshima Prefecture. The 53-meter two-stage rocket measured around 4 meters in diameter.
                      (2)Japan's H-2A rocket lifts off with 4 satellites

                      (2)Japan's H-2A rocket lifts off with 4 satellites

                      TANEGASHIMA, Japan - Japan's fourth H-2A rocket lifted off on Dec. 14 at the Tanegashima Space Center of the National Space Development Agency of Japan (NASDA) in Kagoshima Prefecture. The No.4 unit of the H-2A vehicle released into orbit the Advanced Earth Observation Satellite 2 (ADEOS2) for environmental research, the rocket's main payload on the latest mission, at 10:47 a.m.