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	CNN.com - Japan's Cape Canaveral - February 4, 2002
		It's largely coincidence that Tanegashima, now the heart of Japan's cutting edge ballistics research, was the first place firearms were introduced to Japan centuries ago.
		Tanegashima was chosen as the site for Japan's space center because there are no tall mountains to disrupt wind or weather patterns and because it has an empty sea to its east, where spent rockets can tumble.
		Decades ago, Tanegashima was also the closest Japanese territory to the equator, a prerequisite for launching geostationary satellites.
	archives.cnn.com /2002/TECH/space/02/03/japan.center/index.html (512 words)

	Tanegashima - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Tanegashima (Japanese: 種子島) is an island lying to the south of Kyushu, south Japan, and is part of the Kagoshima Prefecture.
		In fact, Pinto was probably not present at the first Portuguese contact with the Japanese, although he did visit Tanegashima soon after and legend says he did marry a local woman and had a son.
		The headquarters of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, the Tanegashima Space Center spaceport is located at the southeastern end of the island.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Tanegashima (227 words)

	Tanegashima Space Center - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Tanegashima Space Center (TNSC) is one of Japan's space development facilities.
		It is located on Tanegashima Island, 115 km south of Kyushu.
		It was established in 1969 when the National Space Development Agency of Japan (NASDA) was formed.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Tanegashima_Space_Center (178 words)

	CNN.com - Japan's Cape Canaveral - February 4, 2002
		It's largely coincidence that Tanegashima, now the heart of Japan's cutting edge ballistics research, was the first place firearms were introduced to Japan centuries ago.
		Tanegashima was chosen as the site for Japan's space center because there are no tall mountains to disrupt wind or weather patterns and because it has an empty sea to its east, where spent rockets can tumble.
		Decades ago, Tanegashima was also the closest Japanese territory to the equator, a prerequisite for launching geostationary satellites.
	edition.cnn.com /2002/TECH/space/02/03/japan.center (512 words)

	Street Corner in Kaminaka, Tanegashima, Japan (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Tanegashima's location as Japan's southern most island of reasonable size has more than once affected life on the island.
		As a result, western firearms were introduced and that, in turn, spawned one of Tanegashima's first modern industries.
		Tanegashima was once a destination for vacationing Japanese, but due to modern Japan's more affluent lifestyle, the tourists bypass Tanegashima now, in favor of other islands further south, such as Okinawa, that are that are both warmer and more exotic.
	members.aol.com /dcurtin2/gallery/kaminaka.htm (372 words)

	JapanCorner - The Benihana Guide to Japan
		Like most of Japan, Kagoshima is blessed with both mountains and the sea, however, because of its southern latitude, it also enjoys a temperate climate to the north and a subtropical climate on its islands to the south.
		The island of Tanegashima, located almost 50 miles south of Kagoshima, was where fire arms were first introduced to Japan in 1543.
		Tanegashima is home to Japan’s premier space exploration launch facility – the Tanegashima Space Center.
	www.japancorner.com /kagoshima.asp (795 words)

	Tanegashima
		Geostationary position 132 deg E. Estab lishment of domestic satellite telecommunications network mainly for natural disaster, emergency and for remote islands using submillimetre wavelength and microwavelength signals.
		The Tanegashima facility was under strict security, guarded by 400 police officers wearing bullet-proof vests.
		Waters near the pad were patrolled by the coast guard.
	www.astronautix.com /sites/tanshima.htm (4106 words)

	Takemata-Tokugawa
		The Tanegashima of Tanegashima (Tane Island) claimed descent from Taira Kiyomori (1118-1181), one of whose great-grandsons is supposed to have been sheltered by Hôjô Tokimasa.
		He was the official head of the Tanegashima when he received the first Europeans in 1543 and arranged for their firearms to be studied and copied (for this reason arquebuses were known for a time as 'Tanegashima').
		Another Portuguese vessel happened to call on Tanegashima and a flsmith who was with the crew explained the idea of the stopper screw; until that point the screw was unknown to the Japanese.
	www.samurai-archives.com /dictionary/t2.html (5420 words)

	Tanegashima (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		"Although Tanegashima's average temperature is 18.5 C, it has been said that Tanegashima's citizens have hearts that are even warmer.
		Tanegashima is a beautiful island just off the southern tip of Kyushu in Japan.
		There are sea caves, ancient ruins, traditional festivals and dances, and the largest space center in Japan.
	www.geocities.com /thetropics/9192 (154 words)

	Tanegashima - The Arrival of Europe in Japan specs at MSN Shopping
		Tanegashima - The Arrival of Europe in Japan
		The year 1543 marked the beginning of a new global consciousness in Japan with the arrival of storm-blown Portuguese merchants on Tanegashima Island in southern Japan.
		The arrival of the Portuguese was recorded in the Tanegashima Kafu, the Teppoki, and the Kunitomo teppoki, which are translated and presented together with European reports.
	shopping.msn.com /specs/shp?itemId=1334317 (142 words)

	CNN.com - Japan launches its biggest rocket - February 4, 2002
		Monday's launch was its second and final test flight from Japan's space center in Tanegashima, a small island more than 980 kilometers (610 miles) southwest of Tokyo.
		Blasting off in an eastward direction from Tanegashima, the rocket is to arc over the Pacific Ocean and deploy the first of its two probes just south of the equator.
		Tanegashima is also farther away from the equator, where geostationary satellites have to be put in orbit.
	edition.cnn.com /2002/TECH/space/02/03/japan.rocket.launch (687 words)

	CNN.com - Japan launches its biggest rocket - February 4, 2002
		Monday's launch was its second and final test flight from Japan's space center in Tanegashima, a small island more than 980 kilometers (610 miles) southwest of Tokyo.
		Blasting off in an eastward direction from Tanegashima, the rocket is to arc over the Pacific Ocean and deploy the first of its two probes just south of the equator.
		Tanegashima is also farther away from the equator, where geostationary satellites have to be put in orbit.
	archives.cnn.com /2002/TECH/space/02/03/japan.rocket.launch/index.html (687 words)

	Spacepage - Ontdek het heelal - Tanegashima: Japan's ruimtebasis
		Het Tanegashima Space Center is de grootste en belangrijkste ruimtebasis van Japan en bevind zich in het zuidelijkste punt van de eilandengroep.
		Op het zuidelijkste deel van Tanegashima Space Center bevind zich het Takesaki lanceercomplex dat vooral gebruikt wordt voor het lanceren van kleinere raketten en ook ingedeeld is in twee lanceerplatforms of terreinen.
		Het Tanegashima Space Center is ongetwijfeld één van de mooiste en meest groeiende lanceercomplexen die de wereld telt.
	www.spacepage.be /content/view/505/39 (625 words)

	Japan Atlas: Tanegashima Space Center (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Located in the southeast edge of Tanegashima of Osumi Islands, which is about 35 kilometers (22 miles) from the southern tip of Kyushu, Tanegashima Space Center is one of the field centers of the National Space Development Agency of Japan (NASDA), the country's leading organization in the field of space development.
		Tanegashima Space Center is in charge of the series of operations from pre-launch preparations and countdowns to post-launch tracking, and thus performs an indispensable role in the launching of rockets and satellites in Japan.
		A life-size model of the pressurized module of the Japanese Experiment Module (JEM) which is to be attached to the International Space Station is one of the highlights of the Museum's exhibits.
	web-japan.org /atlas/technology/tec09.html (292 words)

	SPACE.com -- Japan's First Spy Satellites Reach Earth Orbit
		TANEGASHIMA, Japan (AP) -- Japan's first spy satellites were blasted into orbit Friday, causing an angry North Korea to warn the move could spark an arms race in the region.
		The two satellites, the first of at least four in Japan's $2 billion spy program, will give Tokyo its own means of watching its communist neighbor's long-range missile development and suspected nuclear weapons program.
		They blasted off into clear but windy skies atop a fl-and-orange H2-A rocket from Tanegashima Space Center, a sprawling complex of launch pads on this rugged island about 700 miles southwest of Tokyo.
	www.space.com /missionlaunches/h2a_launch_030327.html (791 words)

	Space Programme
		TANEGASHIMA SPACE CENTER, Japan — A 16-story-high rocket blasted off from the Tanegashima Sp...
		TANEGASHIMA, Japan (AP) - The countdown is on.
		TANEGASHIMA, Japan- Fifteen months after a liftoff ended in a spectacular fireball, a Japanese rocke...
	archive.wn.com /2005/02/27/1400/space (370 words)

	"Tanegashima Space Center" -- VISIT JAXA --
		At the Tanegashima Space Center (TNSC), two consecutive H-IIA launches, Flights #8 and 9, were successfully carried out on January 24 and February 18 respectively.
		A guided tour is available for launch operation related facilities at the Tanegashima Space Center, which is the largest rocket launch facility in Japan.
		From this point, there are fantastic views of Cape Kadokura and Yakushima Island far in the distance, as well as the H-IIA Launch Complex and the Takesaki Observation stand.
	visit.jaxa.jp /tanegashima/index_e.html (499 words)

	SPACE.com -- H-II Countdown Proceeding Towards September 10 Launch
		WASHINGTON The Japanese space agency is in final preparations for the liftoff of the eighth H-II heavy lift space booster from the Tanegashima Space Center, the agency reported early Wednesday.
		Under the launch plan, NASDA officials must make their final determination of the exact time and date for liftoff to safety and range officials at the Tanegashima site no later than 3pm two days prior to the attempt.
		The launch pad at Tanegashima was also modified, with new umbilicals for the second stage and a new disconnect system on the rockets launch tower.
	www.space.com /missionlaunches/launches/japan_launch.html (703 words)

	Space Today Online - Spacefaring Japan - Orbiting Satellites
		The nation launches space flights from Tanegashima Island spaceport 700 miles southwest of Tokyo.
		A test satellite known as the Laser Reflecting Equipment (LRE) was launched from the Tsukuba Space Center on Tanegashima Island by Japan's new H-2A rocket on August 29, 2001.
		The second pair is scheduled for launch on September 10, 2003, from Tanegashima on an H2-A rocket.
	www.spacetoday.org /Japan/Japan/Satellites.html (1929 words)

	Autumn Requiem > the soul > terminology (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		A man named Tokitaka, in awe of this object which ignites fire while making a sound similar to that of thunder, puchased two from the portuguese and asks several iron craftsmen to make imitations of it.
		A battle which the tanegashima rifles were involved would be Shinano Asahi Yamashiro battle in 1555.
		The first one would be a firearms from China which wasn't as efficient as the the firearms from the Portuguese.
	www.flora-fleur.net /bushi/terminology.html (244 words)

	APOLLO MANIACS : Tanegashima Space Senter : Space Science Technology Museum
		'Tanegashima' : it is a tropical island for only 40 minutes flight from Kagoshima airport.
		Tanegashima Space Senter(TNSC) located south of the Tanegashima island widely.
		This is a small museum, but from children to adult, all ages can enjoy here.
	apollomaniacs.web.infoseek.co.jp /apollo/tnsce.htm (282 words)

	ETS
		Japanese Engineering Test Satellite are intended for preliminary experiments for confirmation of the launching technologies, acquiring the satellite tracking and control technologies, and for extension tests of the extendable antennas, measurement of satellite environment, measurement of satellite attitudes, etc.
		JETS-1 (Japanese Engineering Test Satellite -1, national name 'Kiku') is intended for preliminary experiments for confirmation of the launching technologies, acquiring the satellite tracking and control technologies, and for extension tests of the extenda ble antennas, measurement of satellite environment, measurement of satellite attitudes, etc. Launch time 0530 GMT.
		Acquisition of the technology to handle a large-scale heavy satellite and test of the functions of on-board equipment and devices, as well as confirmation of the launching capacity of the N-II launch vehicle.
	www.friends-partners.org /partners/mwade/craft/ets.htm (394 words)

	Outdoor Japan - Column - Surf Japan - Island Getaways - Tanegashima - Amami Oshima - Okinawa (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Guns were introduced to Japan on Tanegashima courtesy of some shipwrecked Portuguese in the mid-16th century.
		Such a momentous historical occasion is of course well documented: there is a museum (Tanegashima Kaihatsu Sogo Center) in the north exhibiting the first gun made in Japan, and a festival in summer which showcases the firing of a matchlock gun.
		This island in stark contrast to Tanegashima is lush and mountainous.
	www.outdoorjapan.com /columns/surfjapan-11.html (1392 words)

	Tanegashima Space Center
		The Tanegashima Space Center (TNSC) was established in 1969, when the original National Space Development Agency of Japan (NASDA) was formed.
		It is the largest space-development facility in Japan (9,700,000 square meters) and is located in the south of Kagoshima Prefecture, along the southeast coast of Tanegashima.
		It is known as the most beautiful rocket-launch complex in the world.
	www.jaxa.jp /about/centers/tnsc/index_e.html (376 words)

	WINDS: Missions: SeaWinds on ADEOS II: Status Reports
		The support equipment also left TKSC on September 19 by van and is scheduled to arrive at Chyoshi Port on September 21.
		The support equipment is scheduled to leave Tanegashima Shimama Port by van on September 25 and to arrive at Tanegashima Space Center (TNSC) on September 25.
		The spacecraft is scheduled to leave Tanegashima Shimama Port by van on September 27 and to arrive at TNSC on September 27 where it will be unpacked and inspected.
	winds.jpl.nasa.gov /missions/seawinds/status_page.cfm (626 words)

	Tanegashima Space Center (TNSC)
		The Tanegashima Space Center, NASDA's largest facility, is located at the southeastern end of Tanegashima island, 115 kilometers south of Kyushu.
		The Masuda TDAS is located in the middle of Tanegashima Island.
		In addition to satellite tracking and control, TDAS is involved in the inspection and confirmation of the function of satellite on rocket at the Osaki Rocket Launch Complex with electric waves prior to the liftoff.
	www.globalsecurity.org /space/world/japan/tanegashima.htm (490 words)

	S H I N O B I N O M O N O
		In Tanegashima, Saizou is followed by a couple of samurai.
		Yukimura reads another message from Saizou stating that there is no doubt that the Tanegashima are trading with China.
		He shows the daimyo the contracts he stole and points out that with this evidence, the Tanegashima guns will fall into the hands of the Shimazu.Yukimura explains that the struggle against Ieyasu is over because Shimazu agreed to hand him over the next day.
	shinobinomono.oninohana.com /summaries/summary.php?id=snm05 (1689 words)

	RedOrbit - Space - Japan May Build Launch Pad Overseas
		Japan's current space center, on the southern island of Tanegashima, lags behind sites used by U.S. and European space agencies because its launching period is limited by local fishing seasons and the center's small capacity, the panel said, according to Kyodo.
		Tanegashima's small airport also means that rocket components must be shipped to the island, instead of flown, increasing transportation costs and the time required to stage a launch, Kyodo said.
		Tokyo already has a tracking station on Christmas Island to trace its rocket shots from Tanegashima and has conducted aircraft tests in the region.
	www.redorbit.com /news/display?id=234588&source=r_space (302 words)

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		Japan‘s H2-A rocket sits on the launch pad after it was tranferred from a hangar at the Tanegashima Space Center in Tanegashima, southwestern Japan, Thursday evening, March 27, 2003.
		TANEGASHIMA, Japan (AP) -- Japan's first spy satellites lifted off from a launch pad on this remote southern island Friday, marking the start of a multi-billion dollar surveillance program prompted by tensions over neighboring North Korea's long-range missiles and suspected development of nuclear weapons.
		The two satellites, the first of at least four in the 250 billion yen (US$2.05 billion) spy program, were launched into clear but windy skies above this rocky island atop an H2-A rocket, the centerpiece launch vehicle of Japan's space program.
	www.firstcoastnews.com /news/news-article.aspx?storyid=2212 (642 words)

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