TOKYO, Nov 2 (APP/AFP): A Japanese rocket that fired a weather satellite into space on Wednesday was decked out in colourful manga in a bid to raise awareness among kids about the wonders of the universe. The H-IIA rocket carrying the Himawari-9 weather satellite blasted into a cloudy sky at the Tanegashima Space Center in southern Kagoshima prefecture at 3:20 pm (0620 GMT). Japan’s domestically developed mainstay rocket carried two pieces of manga artwork originally drawn by Chuya Koyama, known for his comic book on two brothers who dream about becoming astronauts. “We believe it’s the first time in the world to launch a rocket with manga art on it,” said Hirokazu Kosada of Young Astronauts Club Japan, the foundation that organised the rocket art project.
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