Japan's Newest Rocket Fails Minutes Into Its First Flight; JAXA Ordered It To Be Destroyed After Failing to Reach Orbit

Medicine & Technology Mar 07, 2023

Japan's next-gen H3 rocket was commanded to self-destruct along with its sole payload, a satellite for Earth observation. Read the article to learn more.

Japan Aborts 1st Launch Attempt of H3 Rocket After Engine Failure

Feb 17, 2023

The JAXA mission manager apologized after it failed in its first attempt to launch its H3 rocket. Read the article for the full story.

NASA, JAXA Astronauts Perform the Second Spacewalk on the International Space Station This 2023

Feb 03, 2023

Mission managers have given the "go" signal for two astronauts to conduct a spacewalk on Thursday. Read the article to learn more details about their extravehicular activity.

NASA, JAXA Astronauts Conduct First Spacewalk of 2023 For ISS Power Upgrades

Jan 20, 2023

The mission of NASA and JAXA's spacewalk is part of the planned solar augmentation in the ISS. Read the article to learn more about the first extravehicular activity this year.

Space Collaboration: US, Japan Ink Agreement at NASA Headquarters; Private Companies Seen as Intermediaries Between Nations

Jan 16, 2023

The US space agency and Japan have inked an agreement that builds on the long history of space exploration partnership between the two countries. Read the article to learn more.

Space Operation: NASA, JAXA Astronauts Analyze Efficacy of Skin and Bone Healing in Space

Nov 30, 2022

The SpaceX Dragon resupply ship has arrived, and the Expedition 68 crew has begun unloading thousands of pounds of goods. Inside Dragon are new botany, biology, and physics experiments, as well as additional gear to supplement the International Space Station's power generating system. Read on to know more about this news!

Japan’s Equuleus Lunar Probe Captures Far Side of the Moon After Successful Launch [LOOK]

Nov 28, 2022

Read on to know what JAXA's Equuleus moon probe will do in outer space.

JAXA Confirms Losing Contact With CubeSat After Being Released by NASA's Artemis I

Nov 22, 2022

The Japanese space agency has abandoned its dream of landing its first rover on the Moon after losing contact with the CubeSat launched during NASA's Artemis I. Read the article for more details.

Japan Epsilon Rocket To Self-Destruct After Launch Failed

Oct 12, 2022

Read on to know why Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) decided to destroy its own Epsilon Rocket after it failed to launch.

Japan's Martian Moons eXploration (MMX) Aims to Take Home Samples From Martian Moon Phobos

Oct 06, 2022

JAXA Martian Moons Exploration aims to take home specimens from Mars moon Phobos. Know more about this mission here, read now!

GITAI, JAXA Partner to Develop Robot Model That Will Traverse the Moon’s Surface

Jun 13, 2022

GITAI, in partnership with JAXA, developed a robot model called R1 to traverse the surface of the moon. Read to know how it may help in space exploration.

Amino Acid Found in Asteroid 162173 Ryugu Sample That Japan's Hayabusa2 Mission Brought to Earth From Its Space Probe

Jun 07, 2022

A recent analysis of Japanese researchers identified amino acids in the asteroid 162173 Ryugu samples brought back by the Hayabusa2 mission. Read on to learn why this discovery is so important.

Toyota Wants To Make a Lunar Cruiser For Moon With JAXA’s Help

Feb 06, 2022

Toyota is collaborating with the Japanese Space Agency JAXA to create a vehicle named the "Lunar Cruiser" that will be capable of exploring the moon's surface.

JAXA Develops Culture Bag for Crop Production and Long-Term Food Supply in Space

Jan 14, 2022

JAXA is now testing a new approach of growing crops in space for long-term food production through the use of culture bag technology.

NASA Exchanges Sample Asteroid with Japan Exploration Agency; Will Return to Earth with Bennu Specimens

Dec 08, 2021

NASA recently performed an exchange of international asteroid samples with the Japanese Exploration Agency. The said execution marks the hugest sample of asteroids curated in the history of Johnson Space Center.