Spacecraft closes in ahead of planned fly-around of spent rocket stage A space-junk removal satellite launched for Japanese company Astroscale has completed rendezvous maneuvers with its target and is commencing a proximity operations phase in which it will approach the
[12 Apr 2024] Japanese astronauts to land on moon as part of new NASA partnership
Japan’s Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology Masahito Moriyama, (left) JAXA President Hiroshi Yamakawa and NASA Administrator Bill Nelson, right, look at a model of the rover that Japan will provide in exchange for landing two Japanese astronauts
[30 Mar 2024] Still alive! Japan’s SLIM moon lander survives its 2nd lunar night (photo)
Japan’s SLIM moon lander captured this view of its landing site shortly after surviving its second lunar night. The mission team posted this photo via X on March 27, 2024. (Image credit: JAXA) SLIM’s not dead yet. The SLIM spacecraft,
[26 Feb 2024] It’s alive! JAXA’s SLIM moon lander sends home new photos after surviving frigid lunar night
The SLIM moon lander woke up from hibernation and released new imagery of its landing site on the rim of Shioli crater on Feb. 26, 2024. (Image credit: JAXA) Japan’s SLIM lander is alive after a long sleep on the
[24 Feb 2024] Japans Will Launch Mission to Mars Moons – Phobos and Deimos in 2024 With Samples Returned in 2029
Japan’s space agency (JAXA) is sending a mission to travel to Mars which will survey the Red Planet’s two moons, Phobos and Deimos. The spacecraft will explore both moons and collect a sample of Phobos and bring it to
[17 Feb 2024] JAXA reaches orbit on the second launch of H3
H3 rollout ahead of the VEP 4 mission. Credit: MHI) Japan’s H3 rocket made a second attempt to reach orbit on Saturday, 11 months after it failed during its maiden flight. The rocket successfully sent a mass simulator and two