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Origami in outer space
Tokyo, Japan - Astronautr Koichi Wakata will launch a paper airplane from the ISS

Curiosities from Japan. Aeronautical engineers from the university of Tokyo, led by professor Shinji Suzuki, as heirs of the ancient tradition of origami, will build a paper airplane that will try an experiment never seen before: next November, Japanese astronaut Koichi Wakata will launch from the ISS (International Space Station) a 20-centimeter airplane. The tests carried out on the ground in a wind...
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AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency