Tag - space

 
 

SPACE

Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Oct 11, 2019
Four-legged lunar rover unveiled in London
A lunar rover that will explore the moon on foot in 2021 was unveiled in London on Thursday.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Oct 11, 2019
Manned SpaceX mission will happen in first quarter of 2020, says NASA boss
NASA boss Jim Bridenstine said on Thursday that the first manned mission into orbit by SpaceX's Crew Dragon would take place in the first quarter of next year, pending the satisfactory outcome of tests.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Oct 6, 2019
World's first self-styled space trader scopes out a $43 billion industry
The business of manufacturing and launching small satellites is projected to grow almost fourfold over the coming decade to $42.8 billion, creating an opportunity for those seeking to profit from increased commerce between companies in the industry.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Sep 27, 2019
NASA telescope captures black hole shredding a star
Scientists have captured a view of a colossal black hole violently ripping apart a doomed star, illustrating an extraordinary and chaotic cosmic event from beginning to end for the first time using NASA's planet-hunting telescope.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Science & Health
Sep 22, 2019
Australia to increase investment in U.S. moon missions
Australia will invest 150 million Australian dollars ($100 million) in its companies and technology to help U.S. President Donald Trump's bid for a moon landing by 2024 and subsequent U.S. missions to Mars, Prime Minister Scott Morrison said over the weekend.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health
Sep 15, 2019
Teams from Japan and overseas present ideas for space elevator at event in Fukushima
A two-day demonstration test for a space elevator it's hoped could link Earth and a space station in the future was completed in Minamisoma, Fukushima Prefecture, on Sunday.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Sep 13, 2019
Scientists say newly discovered comet is likely to be an 'interstellar visitor'
A newly discovered comet hurtling toward the orbit of Mars has scientists scurrying to confirm whether it came from outside the solar system, a likely prospect that would make it the second such interstellar object observed in our planetary neighborhood.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health
Sep 5, 2019
Japanese astronauts visit factory making 'Mobile Suit Gundam' models bound for space
Astronauts Soichi Noguchi and Norishige Kanai on Wednesday visited a factory making models of humanoid robots from the anime series "Mobile Suit Gundam" that are slated to be launched into space.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Aug 29, 2019
SpaceX's Mars rocket prototype rattles nearby residents in Texas test flight
SpaceX test-launched an early prototype of the company's Mars rocket on Tuesday, unnerving residents near the Texas site and clearing another key hurdle in billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk's interplanetary ambitions.

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