ROCKETLAB LAUNCHES JAPANESE COMMUNICATIONS SATELLITE INTO ORBIT. (PHOTO).
RocketLab launches Japanese communications satellite into orbit Rocket Lab successfully launched a technology demonstration satellite for the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) on Saturday. The mission marked the 77th flight of the Electron rocket, deploying JAXA’s Rapid Innovation Payload Demonstration Satellite 4, or RAISE 4, into a low-Earth orbit approximately 325 miles above the Earth, about 55 minutes after liftoff. The launch took place from Rocket Lab’s Launch Complex in New Zealand at 10:09 p.m. EST. RAISE 4 carries eight payloads designed to test propulsion and communications systems, a drag sail to help deorbit the spacecraft, and several additional experimental technologies. Rocket Lab CEO Peter Beck praised the mission, highlighting the precision and reliability delivered to one of the world’s leading space agencies and emphasizing its role in supporting the growth of Japan’s aerospace sector. The satellite had originally been scheduled to launch aboard Japan’s...
Yesterday The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge visited a Child Bereavement UK Centre in Stratford,as the east London Centre marks its one year anniversary.Their Royal Hignesses attended one of the Charity's Family Support Group sessions where children,their parents,and carers can meet other families,support networks and resilience.These sessions can help to decrease their sense of being alone and feeling 'different' when someone important in their lives has died.The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge cut a cake to celebrate the one year anniversary of the charity's branch.More photos below.


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