Here are the seven Lunarcraft missions that await, according to JAXA: ٛMission 1 targets the basic for lunar base improvements of both laboratory and residential modules using logistics to plan ...

A jammed door on XRISM presents a mighty challenge. With the door closed, low energy X-rays are impossible to detect. But trying to open the door could put the rest of the mission at risk.

The world's first wooden satellite has been built by Japanese researchers who said their tiny cuboid craft is scheduled to be carried into space on a SpaceX rocket in September.

Spirent’s PNT X solution allows JAXA to simulate lunar PNT services in a controlled laboratory setting before their deployment on the moon. This capability is critical for testing and validating ...

The JAXA mission aims to complete its first phase by the end of 2022, and Astroscale will support that phase by building, launching and operating a satellite that will observe and acquire data on ...

JAXA President Hiroshi Yamakawa and NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine signed a joint statement Sept. 24 reaffirming plans to cooperate on lunar exploration, including Japanese contributions to ...

The Japanese Space Angency (JAXA) in cooperation with the Japan Broadcast Company (NHK) have released an HDTV movie of a full Earthrise, as seen from the Moon. The Kaguya (Selene) Lunar Probe ...

However, after JAXA's new medium-lift H3 rocket failed on its debut in March, the agency postponed the launch of H-IIA No. 47 for several months to investigate the cause.

XRISM, led by JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) in collaboration with NASA and with contributions from ESA (European Space Agency), is scheduled to launch on an H-IIA rocket from Japan's ...