JAXA
Japan wants to manned trips to the moon by 2030 with NASAs help
Posted in Science on 4th Jul, 2017
by Alex Muller
JAXA has ambitious plans to put an astronaut on the moon sometime around 2030, according to new proposals from the space agency.
Japan wants to take autonomous construction extraterrestrial
Posted in Science on 21st Jun, 2016
by Alex Muller
JAXA is looking to take autonomous construction technology to the undeveloped plains of the Moon and Mars.
Japanese satellite Hitomi: Lost in space?
Posted in Science on 30th Mar, 2016
by Alex Muller
Dozens of Japanese scientists and engineers are scrambling to save a satellite, and more than a quarter of a billion dollars of investment, tumbling out of control in space.
DIAS teams up with Japan for space telescope mission
Posted in Featured, Hardware on 31st Jan, 2016
by Alex Muller
The Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies (DIAS) has teamed up with the Japanese Space Agency (JAXA) to launch a new powerful space telescope into orbit.
First commercial launch for Japan's H-IIA rocket platform
Posted in Science on 25th Nov, 2015
by Alex Muller
Although it is the first commercial launch for the launch system, the H-IIA first flew in 2001 and has been used to launch numerous satellites.