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JAPAN / Science & Health
Nov 7, 2015
JAXA may develop new life-support system for International Space Station
The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency may provide a new life-support system for the International Space Station so Japanese astronauts can continue participating in the orbiting laboratory through 2024, people close to the matter said Saturday.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health
Sep 30, 2015
Japan's unmanned cargo ship plunges back to Earth after successful ISS mission
A Japanese unmanned cargo ship plunged into the atmosphere over the South Pacific early Wednesday after completing a supply mission to the International Space Station (ISS), the Japanese space agency said.
JAPAN
Aug 27, 2015
Japanese astronaut Kanai to travel to space in 2017
Norishige Kanai used to be a Maritime Self-Defense Force doctor specializing in undersea medicine, but in 2017 he will take a huge leap, as he puts it, "from deep sea to space."
JAPAN / Science & Health
Jun 10, 2015
JAXA plans probe to bring back samples from moons of Mars
The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency on Tuesday unveiled a plan for an unmanned space probe to bring back sand and other samples from Mars' in a multiyear mission that could begin as early as 2021.
JAPAN
Jun 4, 2015
Japan delays launch of unmanned lunar lander to second half of fiscal 2019
The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency plans to renovate its rocket-launch complex in southwestern Japan, and has delayed the launch of the country's first unmanned moon landing to fiscal 2019.
JAPAN
May 8, 2015
Russian launch of new ISS crew members delayed until July: reports
The launch of the rocket that was to carry Japan's Kimiya Yui and two other astronauts to the International Space Station this month has been postponed to July, Russian media reports said Friday.
JAPAN
Apr 19, 2015
JAXA plans Japan's first moon shot in 2018
The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) is planning to attempt Japan's first lunar landing in fiscal 2018, sources close to the project said Sunday.
JAPAN
Jan 29, 2015
Bad weather delays launch of intelligence satellite
The launch of a rocket carrying a backup radar system for a government intelligence gathering was postponed Thursday by bad weather.
JAPAN / Science & Health
Dec 4, 2014
JAXA wants to change clunky name of 1999 JU3 asteroid
The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency aims to give a name to the destination asteroid for the Hayabusa2 mission, which blasted off Wednesday, a senior agency official said.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Oct 7, 2014
High-tech Himawari-8 weather satellite launched
A satellite was launched Tuesday from the Tanegashima Space Center in Kagoshima Prefecture in a bid to improve the accuracy of weather forecasts related to natural disasters.
JAPAN
Sep 30, 2014
Hayabusa2 asteroid probe set for November launch
The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency will launch its Hayabusa2 asteroid explorer aboard an H-IIA rocket from the Tanegashima Space Center in Kagoshima Prefecture on Nov. 30, officials said Tuesday.
JAPAN
Aug 3, 2014
Japan to create SDF space monitoring division by 2019
The government intends to create a space monitoring division within the Self-Defense Forces by around 2019 and the Defense Ministry has already informed the United States, a source close to the bilateral relationship said Saturday.
Japan Times
LIFE / Lifestyle
Jul 26, 2014
'Space Expo' offers a cosmic sense of wonder
With man's natural curiosity and a potentially endless, undiscovered universe waiting to be explored, it's no wonder that space appeals equally to both the scientist and the fantasist. The "Space Expo 2014" collaborative exhibition being hosted through Sept. 23 by U.S. space agency NASA and its Japanese...
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Jul 18, 2014
Contemporary art is not lost in space
While space art is a relatively small field — in which works that have actually been created in space is an even smaller subset — it can only become more commonplace as costs fall and the private sector promises to open up space travel to non-specialists, albeit very wealthy ones.
Japan Times
Events / Events In Tokyo
Jul 18, 2014
Makuhari Messe takes a trip into space
What happened to the grand days of space exploration? It was only a few decades ago when Neil Armstrong took his first step on the moon and solemnly stated: "That's one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind." But the dreams of adventuring further into space have been all but forgotten, with...
Japan Times
JAPAN
May 27, 2014
Space-based power stations on the horizon
Space-based solar power could eventually prove to be an alternative source of electricity for Japan, as the country struggles to find the best energy mix to lessen its dependence on thermal and nuclear power.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jan 20, 2014
JAXA-NASA observatory to improve ability to analyze global precipitation
The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) on Friday revealed the details of a global precipitation observatory that will be put into orbit next month.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health / NATURAL SELECTIONS
Jan 18, 2014
Cooperation vs. competition in space
Shadows of winter clouds
Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health
Nov 3, 2013
U.N. backs network to monitor near-Earth objects
The U.N. General Assembly has approved a plan to monitor near-Earth objects through an international network and alter their trajectories to prevent impact, people familiar with the plan said Sunday.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Oct 18, 2013
Wakata to depart for ISS on Nov. 7, take command
Astronaut Koichi Wakata is set to ride a Russian Soyuz rocket to the International Space Station, where he will do a six-month stint as its first Japanese skipper, the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency said Thursday.

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