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The human race is famous for his insatiable curiosity. One of the questions that raise more questions is life in space and what can not do when gravity is zero. A generous Japanese astronaut Koichi Wakata, sixteen tasks carried out by popular demand in the International Space Station (ISS). He himself was responsible for selecting the 1597 suggestions that came to the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA), which recently held open house. Apparently, there was no discrimination at the time of entry. Have been taken into account the proposals of both children from day care as an elder of 90 years. One of the most striking is to fly on a carpet in the style of the 1000 Nights. Koichi, a former engineer of Japanese Airlines in 45 years, has pledged to try when I get the module Kibo to the ISS. Other tasks requested are folding clothes, doing push-ups, lie eye drops, tumbling backwards, fighting another astronaut and expel liquid through a straw. Curious, technological, astrologers, astronomers . . . Everyone is invited to open days of JAXA, the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency. Starting this month, more space travel enthusiasts can visit the Tsukuba Space Center of JAXA, in a tour specially prepared for visitors to learn about the tasks that the space center, both outside and inside our planet. One of the problems of astronauts in space is when they feel the urgent need to evacuate and get the best out of themselves. Agency Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) is developing a new system for the spacemen to organize their depositions. To avoid unpleasant situations, has invented a kind of satellite tv portable toilet that is placed around the waist and separates the waste from a cleaner way than today. Neither cable or ADSL or HSDPA or Wi-Fi. Internet via satellite. That's what we're testing the Japanese space agency (JAXA) since last February 23 launched to the space shuttle loaded with H-2A satellite tv portable Kizuna. A device manufactured in collaboration with Mitsubishi and Japan which aims to achieve a wireless Internet connection, low cost and high speed: 1. 2 Gbps. What is being 400 times faster than the most widespread type of connection in Spain (3 Mbps). Kizuna, which was successfully launched from Tanegashima Space Center will remain five years orbiting the Earth at a distance of over 280 kilometers, and its intention is to cover high-speed Internet for Japan and 19 other points in Southeast Asia . Not for commercial purposes, but to become a public service oriented to the education sector for example or remote medical assistance. A few days ago we told you about the first images of the moon in high definition camera on a Japanese public television NHK installed on the SELENE spacecraft (although in JAXA, Japan's space agency, Kaguya prefer to call it). That video was recorded on October 31. Well, the November 7 the ship used the same camera to record the two shots that I missed: the earth rising up and hiding in the horizon of the lunar surface. In theory, man has walked on the moon. Some believe it, others think it's a hoax. Leaving aside this debate, what we can say is that this satellite tv portable orbiting the Earth has already been recorded in high definition. Unless the video made by the Japanese space agency (JAXA) and NHK Television Japan pulic is a hoax. For now been uploaded to the Internet an abridged version, without sound and with 480 x 720 pixels, you can see this link. . . .