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Article: Japan's first space shuttle crash lands in Sweden
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- AP Worldstream
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- July 2, 2003
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Dateline: TOKYO
Japan's delta-wing space shuttle flawlessly approached the speed of
sound while cruising over Sweden but tumbled into a field moments
later for a crash landing that cast doubt on future trials of the
experimental craft, a space official said Wednesday.
The five-minute flight was the latest set back for the country's ambitious,
but beleaguered and cash-strapped space program.