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Japan just sent origami to space to unfurl possibilities for outsized antennas

That’s just one of 16 innovative and experimental sats that launched Sunday Japan’s Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) is ...
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Origami Space Planes Could Solve a Major Problem in Orbit

To get started, all you need is a standard A4 sheet of paper and the folding skills of a 4-year-old. Reading time 3 minutes Building a spacecraft could one day be as simple as folding a piece of paper ...
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Researchers Use Origami To Solve Space Travel Challenge

WSU researchers have used the ancient Japanese art of paper folding to possibly solve a key challenge for outer space travel – how to store and move fuel to rocket engines. The researchers have ...
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Japan-OrigamiSpacecra 03-27

KASHIWA, Japan (AP) — Japanese scientists and origami masters hope to launch a paper airplane from space and learn from its trip back to Earth. It’s no joke. A prototype passed a durability test in a ...