On July 1, the Japanese space agency deployed an earth observation satellite into space in the second successful launch of its flagship H3 rocket.
The initial H3 launch failed in 2023, making this launch more important than ever for Japan's economic security and international participation in space.
After early hiccups, Japan has successfully launched its next-generation H3 rocket, and the mood at the Japan Space Exploration Agency could hardly be better.
After the successful H2A rocket launch, Japan hopes to achieve a high-precision landing using technology that could also apply to future manned Mars missions.
With the succesful launch of its SLIM lunar lander, Japan could become the fifth country to achieve a lunar landing, and it carried two different payloads.
Lunar robot SORA-Q incorporates ideas drawn from toy development, enabling it to maneuver in two distinct modes during locomotion on the surface of the moon.
The United Arab Emirates’ mission to Mars is now well underway, following a successful liftoff from the Tanegashima Space Center in Japan’s Kagoshima Prefecture...