Japan to launch probe for Mars moons in October
Japan’s ambitious mission to collect and bring back samples from one of Mars’s moons will lift off on…
Gxiba-1 will monitor climate change & volcanic activity
The Popocatepetl volcano will be monitored from space thanks to a technology project launched in Mexico: Gxiba-1, a…
Japan launched RV-X in first test flight and landed it safely | Ukraine news
A short hop confirmed RV-X recovery systems, but engineers warn higher altitude tests will be needed to prove…
Nasa knows how to deflect an asteroid. Can Japan’s Hayabusa2 pull it off?
Japan’s Hayabusa2 fly-by of Torifune marks a leap in asteroid defence, showcasing the country’s growing space prowess and…
Hayabusa2 flies past asteroid as Japan aims to acquire data for planetary defense
Japan’s Hayabusa2 probe flew past the asteroid Torifune on Sunday — one of the closest encounters ever attempted…
Japan Launches Stripped-Down H3, Orbits Six Smallsats
JAXA reported that a new configuration of the problematic H3 rocket had launched successfully from the Tanegashima Space…
Axiom Space launches Japanese subsidiary, names leadership
Axiom Space is setting up a Japanese subsidiary to tap into billions of dollars worth of business opportunities…
Japan to focus on lunar rover after US halts moon space station
A US move to freeze the Lunar Gateway orbiting space station could render Japan’s new technologies redundant –…
Consortium Led by Axelspace Selected for Japan’s Space Strategy Fund Project “Technology to Enhance Capability of Next Generation Earth Observation Satellites”
Conceptual Diagram of the project. Under this Space Strategy Fund initiative, spectrometers will be newly developed and demonstrated…
Japan Botched a Satellite Launch in One of the Weirdest Ways Possible
New details have emerged regarding Japan’s H3 rocket failure last month, revealing the strange way its payload—a navigation…
Ramses asteroid mission on track ahead of key funding
WASHINGTON — A European-led mission to the asteroid Apophis is on schedule ahead of key funding decisions in…
Japan launches a climate change monitoring satellite on mainstay H2A rocket’s last flight | News
TOKYO — Japan on Sunday successfully launched a climate change monitoring satellite on its mainstay H-2A rocket, which…