Japanese toy maker Takara Tomy displays “Sora-Q Flagship Model”, full scale sized JAXA’s moon probe “Sora-Q”

April 13, 2023, Tokyo, Japan - Former Japanese astronaut Soichi Noguchi (R) and artist Tomoe Shinohara (L) display "Sora-Q Flagship Model" produced by Japanese toy maker Tomy, real-scale sized toy of a transformed moon probe "Sora-Q" at a presentation in Tokyo on Thursday, April 13, 2023. Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA), Sony, Doshisha University and Tomy developed the baseball sized moon probe "Sora-Q" which will be prove surface of the moon and transmit pictures to the earth. (photo by Yoshio Tsunoda/AFLO)

April 13, 2023, Tokyo, Japan – Former Japanese astronaut Soichi Noguchi (R) and artist Tomoe Shinohara (L) display “Sora-Q Flagship Model” produced by Japanese toy maker Tomy, real-scale sized toy of a transformed moon probe “Sora-Q” at a presentation in Tokyo on Thursday, April 13, 2023. Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA), Sony, Doshisha University and Tomy developed the baseball sized moon probe “Sora-Q” which will be prove surface of the moon and transmit pictures to the earth. (photo by Yoshio Tsunoda/AFLO)

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April 13, 2023, Tokyo, Japan - Japanese toy maker Tomy displays "Sora-Q Flagship Model", real-scale sized toy of a transformed moon probe "Sora-Q" at a presentation in Tokyo on Thursday, April 13, 2023. Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA), Sony, Doshisha University and Tomy developed the baseball sized moon probe "Sora-Q" which will be prove surface of the moon and transmit pictures to the earth. (photo by Yoshio Tsunoda/AFLO)

April 13, 2023, Tokyo, Japan – Japanese toy maker Tomy displays “Sora-Q Flagship Model”, real-scale sized toy of a transformed moon probe “Sora-Q” at a presentation in Tokyo on Thursday, April 13, 2023. Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA), Sony, Doshisha University and Tomy developed the baseball sized moon probe “Sora-Q” which will be prove surface of the moon and transmit pictures to the earth. (photo by Yoshio Tsunoda/AFLO)

 

April 13, 2023, Tokyo, Japan - Former Japanese astronaut Soichi Noguchi displays "Sora-Q Flagship Model" produced by Japanese toy maker Tomy, real-scale sized toy of a transformed moon probe "Sora-Q" at a presentation in Tokyo on Thursday, April 13, 2023. Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA), Sony, Doshisha University and Tomy developed the baseball sized moon probe "Sora-Q" which will be prove surface of the moon and transmit pictures to the earth. (photo by Yoshio Tsunoda/AFLO)

April 13, 2023, Tokyo, Japan – Former Japanese astronaut Soichi Noguchi displays “Sora-Q Flagship Model” produced by Japanese toy maker Tomy, real-scale sized toy of a transformed moon probe “Sora-Q” at a presentation in Tokyo on Thursday, April 13, 2023. Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA), Sony, Doshisha University and Tomy developed the baseball sized moon probe “Sora-Q” which will be prove surface of the moon and transmit pictures to the earth. (photo by Yoshio Tsunoda/AFLO)

 

April 13, 2023, Tokyo, Japan - Former Japanese astronaut Soichi Noguchi operates "Sora-Q Flagship Model" produced by Japanese toy maker Tomy, real-scale sized toy of a transformed moon probe "Sora-Q" at a presentation in Tokyo on Thursday, April 13, 2023. Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA), Sony, Doshisha University and Tomy developed the baseball sized moon probe "Sora-Q" which will be prove surface of the moon and transmit pictures to the earth. (photo by Yoshio Tsunoda/AFLO)

April 13, 2023, Tokyo, Japan – Former Japanese astronaut Soichi Noguchi operates “Sora-Q Flagship Model” produced by Japanese toy maker Tomy, real-scale sized toy of a transformed moon probe “Sora-Q” at a presentation in Tokyo on Thursday, April 13, 2023. Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA), Sony, Doshisha University and Tomy developed the baseball sized moon probe “Sora-Q” which will be prove surface of the moon and transmit pictures to the earth. (photo by Yoshio Tsunoda/AFLO)

 

April 13, 2023, Tokyo, Japan - Japanese toy maker Tomy display "Sora-Q Flagship Model", real-scale sized toy of a transformed moon probe "Sora-Q" at a presentation in Tokyo on Thursday, April 13, 2023. Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA), Sony, Doshisha University and Tomy developed the baseball sized moon probe "Sora-Q" which will be prove surface of the moon and transmit pictures to the earth. (photo by Yoshio Tsunoda/AFLO)

April 13, 2023, Tokyo, Japan – Japanese toy maker Tomy display “Sora-Q Flagship Model”, real-scale sized toy of a transformed moon probe “Sora-Q” at a presentation in Tokyo on Thursday, April 13, 2023. Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA), Sony, Doshisha University and Tomy developed the baseball sized moon probe “Sora-Q” which will be prove surface of the moon and transmit pictures to the earth. (photo by Yoshio Tsunoda/AFLO)

 

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