Japan is scheduled to launch its first Venus climate orbiter in 2010, the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency said.
日本宇航局表示，日本准备在2010年发射首个金星大气探测器。
"With this we can control both the orbit and the attitude using only sunlight," says Yuichi Tsuda of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency.
日本宇宙开发机构的津田雄一说：“借助智能玻璃，我们只要利用太阳光就可既控制飞行轨道又控制飞行姿态。”
Teams from NASA were deployed to watch the craft's return, along with the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA), which sent the 500-kg probe on its mission.
美国太空署的小组与日本宇宙航天研究开发机构(JAXA)部署对探测器的返回进行了观察，后者完成了这颗重达500千克探测器的发射工作。
Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency astronaut Soichi Noguchi of the space shuttle's STS-130 crew wields a digital SLR camera to capture a view of Earth from the Cupola.
日本航空宇宙探险局的宇航员野口聪一是负责执行STS-130任务的成员之一，他正在使用数码相机透过“圆顶”观测舱舷窗拍摄地球美景。
The rocket carrying the WINDS satellite — a joint project of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries — lifted off its pad at 5:55 p.m. (0855 GMT).
作为日本宇航探测总署和三菱重工联合项目的一部分，搭载WINDS卫星的这枚火箭于下午5点55分发射升空。
The rocket carrying the WINDS satellite — a joint project of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries — lifted off its pad at 5:55 p.m. (0855 GMT).
作为日本宇航探测总署和三菱重工联合项目的一部分，搭载WINDS卫星的这枚火箭于下午5点55分发射升空。
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