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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*
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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	11 March 2008, 06:28:14 UTC 31 May 2008, 21:02:12 UTC 15 July 2009, 22:03 UTC
Launch vehicle	Space Shuttle Endeavour and Discovery
Berthed	14 March 2008 (Harmony port)
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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	11 March 2008, 06:28:14 UTC 31 May 2008, 21:02:12 UTC 15 July 2009, 22:03 UTC
Launch vehicle	Space Shuttle Endeavour and Discovery
Berthed	14 March 2008 (Harmony port)
Configuration

Kibō

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

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International Space Station

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