28-03-2008, 19:43
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Japan plans to launch paper plane from space
Is this an early April Fool's joke?
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Japan plans to take its art of origami paper folding to outer space, launching a paper plane from the International Space Station to Earth to learn about future spacecraft design....
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The prototypes, some seven centimetres (2.8 inches) long and five centimetres (two inches) wide, went through Mach-7 speeds and temperatures up to 200 degrees Celsius (392 degrees Fahrenheit), according to the Japan Origami Airplane Association which initiated the project....
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"The biggest problem is that we cannot predict where the plane will touch down if it manages to return. That's because the plane will be blown away by wind ... we may write on the paper of the plane in different languages, 'please let us know when you find this.'"
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Japan plans to launch paper plane from space - Yahoo! News UK
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