Infostellar Inc. has been selected by the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) for a “Feasibility Study on lunar mission support ground station development”—Infostellar has now begun work on the study. […]
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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 […]
Japan plans for private sector to be involved in the next space station
Author: The Yomiuri Shimbun The science and technology ministry is drafting a policy in which the private sector will participate in the building and management of the successor to the […]
ArkEdge Space selected by JAXA to develop lunar navigation system
ArkEdge Space Inc. has been selected by the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) under its Space Strategy Fund to lead the development of advanced lunar navigation technology. The company will […]
Kyodo News: Japan rocket engine explodes during test for the 2nd time in 16 months
Kyodo News is reporting that an engine being developed for use in JAXA’s Epsilon S small rocket exploded Tuesday during a combustion test at a facility in southwestern Japan, this […]
Observation rocket to test ‘detonation engine’ launched by JAXA
An observation rocket, S-520 No. 34, launched from the Uchinoura Space Center in Kimotsuki, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan, according to JAXA, the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency. A development test is to […]
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 […]
Reps from NASA, ESA, JAXA, ASI, KASA meet during COSPAR 2024 to coordinate and reinforce cooperation for asteroid Apophis mission
At the initiative of the Committee on Space Research (COSPAR), representatives from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), European Space Agency (ESA), Japanese Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA), Agenzia Spaziale […]
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 […]