FROM THE SPACE
TO THE EARTH

Last updated date: January 24, 2008

Paper airplane launched from the space
could land the earth?

Such a dreamlike project has started.


A paper airplane flying in space (image)

-17Jan2008-

A paper airplane has been tested in a
wind tunnel at Kashiwa Campus of Tokyo University,
to see if a paper airplane can survive extreme temperature as its atmospheric reentry.

The experiment was successful.

The center of wind tunnel A prototype airplane
on TV monitor		 A prototype airplane
survived mach7
 

The photograph under the experiment is the one on December 26, 2007.



- Preliminary Experiment on 26Dec2007
(Japanese,PDF)


- Open Experiment on 17Jan2008(Updated 24Jan)
(Japanese,PDF)


-  『NHK World』(What's Up Japan) featuring the paper airplane space project was broadcasted on 23Jun(Mon).　
(Updated 23Jun’08)
☆The recorded program is available till 30Jun.☆　　
- Message from Professor Suzuki of Tokyo University (Updated 23Jan’08)
Thank you for Prof Suzuki.
 
- Many support messages for the success of the experiment (Updated 23Jan’08)

Thank you for your support!


How to make a space-shuttle-shaped paper airplane is on a book,
 “Tobetobe, kami hiko-ki” (Publisher : Futami Shobo)

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