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The researchers launched a pair of satellites on the international space station.
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Japanese researchers launched two satellites to the international space station on September 22, Science News reported on Monday.
The launch of the weekend, conducted at Shizuoka University in Japan, is the first test done in space as part of the Space Autonomous Robotic Satellite Project (STARS). The satellites, called STARS-ME, will be "transported on the ISS by HTV, launched by the H-IIB rocket," according to information from the project website.
The launch was originally scheduled for September 11th. It is not clear yet why he was delayed more than a week. CNET wrote to the team for clarification.
If successful, space lifts should lower the costs to transport people and objects to and from space immensely. However, there are a number of developments to be made, such as special high-energy cosmic ray resistant cables.
The launch follows the previous STARS, STARS-II and STARS-C respectively in 2009, 2014 and 2016, of which only STARS is still operating in space. A new launch called STARS-AO is also imminent, scheduled for October 29th.
The University of Shizuoka did not immediately respond to a request for information on the differences between these launches.
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