Japan's primary motivation is to develop and operate a manned lunar rover in the program to demonstrate its technological capabilities.
Metal satellites release significant amounts of oxidized aluminum particles during re-entry. Japan's wooden satellite could help reduce space debris.
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JAXA should make the recruitment intervals for new astronauts in its manned space exploration program shorter and more regular.
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.
The laser-based optical communication network could revolutionize disaster response, along with private telecommunications, space exploration, and more.
Where will our food come from, and how can we stay in shape? Can we have children, and will they grow? Astronauts are researching these questions...
Japan, the US, and other democracies cannot afford to succumb to the aggressive, reckless behavior of Russia (and China) in outer space.
This high-performance water recovery system from Japan takes the urine of astronauts living on the ISS at an altitude of roughly 400 km above Earth and...
SpaceX’s Crew Dragon Endeavor, using a reusable transporter capsule and rocket for the first time, will stay on the International Space Station for six months.
~The spacecraft is called Resilience, symbolizing the power to recover from adversity. ~ With astronaut Soichi Noguchi as the first Japanese on board, the new...
By Takeo Kusaka Japanese Astronaut Norishige Kanai, 41, returned to Earth in June, following a lengthy assignment on the International Space Station...