ocr: Japan's Planet-B. mission OJEBOON CURRENT: SPACE PROGRAMS 1998: Japan - joins the race to. Mars The Japanese Institute of Space and Astronomical Science is planning to launch a Mars orbiter. The mission has been christened Planet-B. ts primary goal is to study the CKKS OF SPACECRAFT interactions of the Martian atmosphere and the solar winds. Microsparecaft will hanve The spacecraft will probably be launched by an M-V focused science aljectioes and booster. This mission merely underscores Japan's increasing can be launched in svoups to interest in space exploration. jorw landed netuanks. The Ma ...
