Japan
Space Station Modules Delayed
Japan's Science and
Technology Agency has postponed the launch of the Japanese
Experiment laboratory module (JEM) for the International Space
Station for 15 months, until January 2004. Japan had earlier planned
to launch the module, named Kibo, in three stages between October
2002 and June 2003, using the U.S. space shuttle.
Kibo
is a cylinder-shaped laboratory measuring 4 meters in diameter and
11 meters in length. It will be used to develop new materials by
taking advantage of space's micro-gravity environment. Launches
for a life-science experiment module, whose development is led by
Japan, will also be delayed, by two years, and is now scheduled to
take place from fiscal 2004 to 2006.
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