Despite its failure, OMOTENASHI has provided a valuable experience for young researchers and will serve as a foundation for Japan's future space development.
If Japanese companies become paralyzed through fear of failure such as with SpaceJet, we will not be able to increase Japan's earning power.
What impact will the recent completion of China's space station Tiangong ("heavenly palace") have on the new space race?
Fumio Kishida finished his tour of G7 countries with a colorful climax at the headquarters of the space mission, despite President Biden's domestic problems.
Japan's ispace aims for the moon with a radical concept: to establish a lunar courier service. Its spacecraft might become Japan's first to land on the...
The world's smallest spacecraft, OMOTENASHI, is packed with the dreams and technology of researchers who have persisted in aiming for the moon.
JAXA should turn the failure of the Epsilon-6 rocket launch into a lesson for technological innovation that can catch up with the West.
NASA and its partners, including Japan’s JAXA, expect to land on the moon and begin full-scale exploration, including searching for water, in the late 2020s.
Using gas balloons and airtight cabins, Iwaya Giken aims to make space travel possible in the next decade at a price equivalent to that of an...
The laser-based optical communication network could revolutionize disaster response, along with private telecommunications, space exploration, and more.
Giving Beijing direct channels of influence over the content, tone, and preferences, Africa is the test bed for Chinese propaganda across the continent.
Kyoto-based Dokidoki Co., Ltd. – the company behind live streaming audio app Dabel – has stepped up to the task of creating an audio metaverse platform...