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GX was a design for an expendable launch system intended to compete in the commercial satellite launch sector. The system had developed by Galaxy Express Corporation, a joint venture between IHI Corporation (IHI), the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA), United Launch Alliance (ULA), Lockheed Martin Corporation (LM) and several other Japanese companies.
The GX design uses a two-stage rocket. The first stage would have been the Atlas Common Core Booster, currently used as the first stage of the Atlas V rocket, which would have been provided by United Launch Alliance. The second stage was to be a newly designed stage produced by IHI, using liquefied natural gas as fuel and liquid oxygen as an oxidizer. The GX would have been the only space vehicle to use that combination of fuel and oxidizer.
The Japanese government finally abandoned the GX program in December 2009. Galaxy Express disbanded around March 2010.
GX, Gx, or gx may refer to:
- GX Jupitter-Larsen, an American artist and writer
- GX Logic Modeler
- F-Zero GX
- GX (rocket), a Japanese launch vehicle
- GX (gaming expo), a non gambling game convention in Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Lexus GX, a SUV by Lexus
- Yu-Gi-Oh! GX
- Gx or gx, is a digraph in the Esperanto x-system orthography, representing the consonant sound , normally spelled as Ĝ or ĝ in the Esperanto alphabet
- Germ-X
- Gerrards Cross, a town in Buckinghamshire, England
- Pacificair IATA airline designator
- Air Ontario IATA airline designator
- Guangxi Beibu Gulf Airlines IATA airline designator
- Global Xpress, a satellite communication system by Inmarsat
- the on-line policy interface in the GPRS core network
Toronto, Canada's GX is the “National Gaming Expo” and part of an annual multigenre convention entitled Fan Expo Canada. It was founded 2005 by Hobby Star Marketing Inc. It is traditionally a three-day event (Friday through Sunday) but expanded to four days (Thursday through Sunday) in 2011. It is typically held the weekend before Labour Day during the summer in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre.
Originally showcasing collectable card games, role playing games/ fantasy and some film/ television and related popular arts, the convention has expanded over the years to include a larger range of pop culture elements, such as Collectible miniatures games, board games, video games and web entertainment. The Fan Expo Canada convention which GX is a part of is the largest of its kind in Canada and among the largest in world, filling the entire North building of the Metro Toronto Convention Centre with over 79,000 attendees in 2011.
Along with panels, seminars, and workshops with industry professionals, there are previews of upcoming products, and news from video game companies, and evening events such as The Masquerade; a costume contest, and the Diamond Distribution Industry Night Dinner and reception for industry professionals only.
Like most consumer conventions, Fan Expo Canada features a large floorspace for exhibitors. These include media companies such as movie studios and TV networks, as well as comic book publishers and collectibles merchants. Fan Expo Canada also includes a large autograph area, as well as the Artists' Alley where artists can sign autographs and sell or draw free sketches.