I searched yesterday for NASA stuff for today’s Space Saturdays post. I saw an article from earlier this year about a Japanese launch facility, Tanegashima Space Center, which will be what today’s post will focus on. I decided to see how many rocket launch platforms are out there. Wikipedia to the rescue: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_rocket_launch_sites.
It sounds like a beautiful place to visit. It will be closed October 20, 2019 for facility maintenance. If you plan on visiting the area, you may want to check it out.
Official websites: https://global.jaxa.jp/about/centers/tnsc/index.html (English)
http://www.jaxa.jp/about/centers/tnsc/ (Japanese)
Social Media Links:
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jaxa.en
Google Maps: Google Maps Rocket Launch Pad – the Wikipedia Google Maps link was a bit southwest of the facility
Twitter: https://twitter.com/JAXA_en
Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tanegashima_Space_Center
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/jaxachannel
Past Space Saturdays: https://upsdownsfamilyhistory.wordpress.com/tag/space-saturdays/
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