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International Space Station - Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency
Also known as JAXA...
http://iss.jaxa.jp/en/
ISS: Cute Japanese Drone Sends Back Photos From Space
The ball-shaped drone is remotely controlled from Japan and flies around the ISS of is own accord.
http://www.newsweek.com/international-space-station-iss-video-japan-drone-638078
Kibo (ISS module)
Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kibo_(ISS_module)
Japan’s space camera drone on the ISS is a floating ball of cuteness - The Verge
It can be controlled from Earth...
https://www.theverge.com/2017/7/17/15981250/japan-space-camera-drone-iss-int-ball
International Space Station - The Japan Times
https://www.japantimes.co.jp/tag/international-space-station
Tokyo, Japan | Spot The Station | NASA
See the International Space Station! As the third brightest object in the sky the space station is easy to see if you know when to look up.
https://spotthestation.nasa.gov/sightings/view.cfm?country=Japan
The Japanese space agency (JAXA) is saving astronauts on the ISS time with a floating video robot called Int-Ball — Quartz
JAXA, Japan's space agency, has released a robot onto the International Space Station that's going to save astronauts time. Int-Ball is a ball-shaped robot installed with a camera. It can float, controlled by a team on Earth using a series of propellors, and record whatever is going on on the station. Right now, JAXA estimates...
https://qz.com/1036171/the-japanese-space-agency-jaxa-is-saving-astronauts-on-the-iss-time-with-a-floating-video-robot-called-int-ball/
U.S., Russian, Japanese crew blasts off for space station | Reuters
A trio of U.S. and Japanese astronauts and a Russian cosmonaut blasted off from Kazakhstan on Sunday for a two-day trip to the International Space Station, a NASA TV broadcast showed.
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-space-launch/u-s-russian-japanese-crew-blasts-off-for-space-station-idUSKBN1EB06K

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*Kibō*
Module statistics
Kibō showing its main pressurized module, logistics module, exposed facility, and robotic arm, as seen by Space Shuttle Endeavour on STS-134
Part of	International Space Station
Launch date	ELM-PS: 11 March 2008, 06:28:14 UTC PM: 31 May 2008, 21:02:12 UTC EF: 15 July 2009, 22:03 UTC
Launch vehicle	Space Shuttle Endeavour and Discovery
Berthed	14 March 2008 (Harmony port)
Mass	24,200 kg (53,400 lb)
Length	PM: 11.2 m (37 ft) ELM-PS: 4.2 m (14 ft)
Diameter	4.4 m (14 ft)
Configuration

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*Kibō*
Kibō showing its main pressurized module, logistics module, exposed facility, and robotic arm, as seen by Space Shuttle Endeavour on STS-134
Module statistics
Part of	International Space Station
Launch date	ELM-PS: 11 March 2008, 06:28:14 UTC PM: 31 May 2008, 21:02:12 UTC EF: 15 July 2009, 22:03 UTC
Launch vehicle	Space Shuttle Endeavour and Discovery
Berthed	14 March 2008 (Harmony port)
Mass	24,200 kg (53,400 lb)
Length	PM: 11.2 m (37 ft) ELM-PS: 4.2 m (14 ft)
Diameter	4.4 m (14 ft)
Configuration

Kibō

Kibō showing its main pressurized module, logistics module, exposed facility, and robotic arm, as seen by Space Shuttle Endeavour on STS-134

Module statistics

Part of

International Space Station

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