Japan successfully propels steam-powered spacecraft

Japan successfully propels steam-powered spacecraft

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Category : Science and Tech Published on: December 03 2022

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  • Japan's space agency has successfully used water to propel a spacecraft.
  • Japan’s space agency Jaxa has announced it successfully used steam to propel its spacecraft that was launched as one of the payloads aboard Nasa’s Orion spacecraft.
  • JAXA confirmed that the EQUULEUS spacecraft performed a maneuver that moved it toward its planned orbital path on the second Earth-Moon Lagrange point (EML2), located beyond the Moon.
  • Lagrangian points are locations in space where the gravity of large objects, such as planets, are balanced out by the centrifugal force of a spacecraft, allowing for a very stable orbit.
  • NASA's James Webb Space Telescope, for example, is located out in Lagrange Point 2 (LP2).
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