Japan succeeds in 2nd test flight in shuttle program.
Japan Science Scan, November, 2002
TOKYO, Nov. 5 Kyodo
Japan succeeded in the second test flight of a space shuttle early Tuesday conducted in Christmas Island in the mid-Pacific Ocean island nation of Kiribati, Japanese space officials said.
The National Space Development Agency of Japan (NASDA) said the unmanned jet-powered vehicle successfully completed the landing at an approach angle of 15 degrees -- five times sharper than that of a commercial jet -- after flying at an altitude of 3,000 meters for about 20 minutes.
The vehicle landed in auto-pilot mode assisted by a global positioning system as part of a series of flight tests undertaken jointly by the NASDA and the National Aeronautical Laboratory.
In its first test flight conducted Oct. 18, the vehicle...
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