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JAXA and Sony CSL to Conduct In-Orbit Demonstrations of Long-Distance Laser Communication System
The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) and Sony Computer Science Laboratories (Sony CSL) today announced their plans to conduct in-orbit demonstrations of the long-distance laser communication system, which they have jointly developed with the aim of establishing a real-time, mass-data communication system for future inter-satellite communications and communications with ground stations. The system, currently known…
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Canon Cinema EOS System successfully captures video of the comet ISON from space
Canon announced today that an ultra-high-sensitivity 4K camera was used to successfully capture video of the comet ISON from the International Space Station at approximately 7:08 p.m. JST on November 23, 2013. Canon technology contributed to this world’s-first achievement as video production equipment from Canon’s Cinema EOS System was used to record the astronomical phenomenon.…
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Sunita Williams and Akihiko Hoshide completed almost a record long spacewalk outside the ISS
NASA Flight Engineer Williams and Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency Flight Engineer Hoshide spent eight hours and 17 minutes in the outer space doing maintenance work on the ISS. It was the second spacewalk outside the ISS of the current station’s Expedition 32. The previous spacewalk was completed Aug 20 by Russian cosmonauts Gennady Padalka and…
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Fujifilm FinePix REAL 3D W3 records vital images of the International Space Station
Fujifilm 3D camera, the FinePix REAL 3D W3 has been taken to the International Space Station (ISS) by the European Space Agency (ESA) to record vital images of the work being undertaken at the ISS. Recognizing the vast depth of knowledge and technological prowess that Fujifilm possesses with regard to 3D images, the ESA decided…
