21 May 2010Akatsuki LaunchMasato Nakamura
Akatsuki launches to study Venusian meteorology, cloud circulation and atmospheric dynamics from orbit.
Historical records for Japan in 2010, rendered directly from the World History Database and ordered by month, day and event.
Akatsuki launches to study Venusian meteorology, cloud circulation and atmospheric dynamics from orbit.
Akatsuki fails to enter Venus orbit after a propulsion-system malfunction and continues around the Sun.
Shares the Nobel Prize in Chemistry for developing palladium-catalysed cross-coupling reactions in organic synthesis.
Shares the Nobel Prize in Chemistry for developing palladium-catalysed cross-coupling reactions in organic synthesis.
The IAEA launches the Peaceful Uses Initiative to mobilize additional resources for peaceful nuclear applications.
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