ArkEdge Space Inc. has been selected for the FY2025 QZSS Utilization Demonstration Project that has been jointly organized by the Cabinet Office of Japan and Quasi-Zenith Satellite System Service Inc […]
Japanese Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA)
SpaceX plans launch of astronauts from U.S. NASA, Japan JAXA and Russia Roscosmos to ISS
SpaceX and NASA are targeting no earlier than Thursday, July 31 for Falcon 9’s launch of Dragon’s 11th operational human spaceflight mission (Crew-11) to the International Space Station from Launch […]
Sierra Space awarded contract by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries
Sierra Space has been awarded a contract by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI)to deliver key components for spacecraft docking on the International Space Station (ISS). This includes a Passive Common Berthing […]
Japan creating battery that can run for 100 years in outer space
Japan has embarked on a mission to create a battery system that can continuously generate electricity for a century under the extreme conditions of outer space. Long-operational, maintenance-free batteries are […]
Meet NASA’s Crew-10 crew members
NOTE: Statement from NASA released Wednesday, March 12.Tonight’s mission to the International Space Station will be a first for some of the members of Crew-10. Born in Spokane, Washington, this […]
JAXA + NEC’s successful transmission of a huge volume of mission data using 1.5 μm optical inter-satellite communication
Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) and NEC Corporation (NEC), the prime contractor of the laser-communication terminals for the Laser Utilizing Communication System (LUCAS), performed the world’s fastest optical communication (wavelength […]
PASCO to provide data for Japan’s newest radar satellite
PASCO has been selected by the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) to spearhead data services for the Advanced Land Observing Satellite ‘Daichi 4’ (ALOS-4). As the exclusive provider of satellite […]
JAXA launches the Kirameki 3 X-band milcomms satellite via the H3
Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) launched their X-band defense communication satellite-3 aboard the 4th H3 Launch Vehicle at 15:48:00(JST) on November 4, 2024, from the Tanegashima Space Center. The Launch […]
Fourth Mercury flyby on September 4th initiates BepiColombo’s new trajectory
Teams from across the European Space Agency (ESA) and industry have worked continuously over the past four months to overcome a glitch that prevented BepiColombo’s thrusters from operating at full […]
Teledyne Space Imaging instrumentation onboard EarthCARE satellite when launched
Teledyne Space Imaging has provided the key imaging and sensor instrumentation for the EarthCARE (Earth Cloud Aerosol and Radiation Explorer) satellite, an advanced Earth climate monitoring project scheduled to be […]