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Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA)

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宇宙航空研究開発機構

The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) is Japan's national space agency responsible for research, technology development, and launching satellites into orbit. JAXA engages in missions for space science, lunar and planetary exploration, and human spaceflight, including the development of the Japanese Experiment Module (Kibo) on the International Space Station. The agency collaborates with international partners like NASA and ESA on projects such as the Artemis Program and Earth observation dashboards. JAXA's activities also include aeronautical research and development of space transportation systems.

gov civilFounded 2003
History · 1 eventOct 1, 2003 · NASDA, NAL, and ISAS merge to form JAXA
Chofu, Tokyo, Japan
www.jaxa.jp
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Based on the contract agreed between Japan and the United States, the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) will provide the rover for the Artemis mission in the early 2030s.

PlanRelationshipsValue 4.0May 13, 2024iSpace Sees Possibility in Japan-US Artemis Agreement

The EarthCARE satellite was developed by Airbus for the European Space Agency (ESA) and the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA).

RelationshipsGeneralValue 3.5Apr 16, 2024EarthCARE satellite set to explore the Earth’s skies

Koichi Wakata officially retired from the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency on 2024-03-31.

GovernanceValue 3.0Apr 9, 2024Japanese astronaut joins Axiom Space

Interstellar Technologies signed a basic agreement with the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency in March 2024 regarding the procurement of launch transport services.

RelationshipsLegalValue 4.0Apr 1, 2024Interstellar Technologies Partners with JAXA to Provide Launch Service for SmallSat Missions

Interstellar Technologies Inc. signed a basic agreement with the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency in March 2024 for the procurement of launch transport services.

RelationshipsPlanValue 4.0Mar 31, 2024Interstellar Technologies signs agreement with JAXA as the priority launch provider

Japan established a $6,700,000,000 (1,000,000,000,000 JPY) 10-year Space Strategic Fund for the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA).

FinancialGeneralValue 5.0Mar 12, 2024Japan creates multibillion-dollar space strategic fund to boost space industry

The SLIM spacecraft operated by the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency launched on an H-IIA rocket from the Tanegashima Space Center, Japan on 2023-09-07.

GeneralPlanValue 3.8Jan 23, 2024Japan’s First Moon Lander Equipped with Rad-Hard ICs from Renesas Touches Down

Japan's Smart Lander for Investigating Moon (SLIM) mission was launched by the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) in September.

PlanValue 3.5Jan 22, 2024The phases of lunar lander success

The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) will launch the Martian Moon eXploration (MMX) mission to Phobos and Deimos in September 2024.

PlanGeneralValue 4.0Jan 2, 2024The longstanding mystery of the moons of Mars and the mission that could solve it

Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) will launch the nation’s second H3 rocket from the Tanegashima Space Center in Kagoshima Prefecture on 2024-02-15.

PlanValue 4.0Jan 1, 2024Japan’s 2nd H3 rocket to set to launch in February

Axelspace has developed and operated a total of nine smallsats over its 15-year history, including a technology demonstration satellite for the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA).

CapabilityGeneralValue 3.6Dec 21, 2023Axelspace raises million$$ + closes Series D funding round

Japan’s cabinet approved a bill to set up a 1,000,000,000,000 JPY fund for the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA).

FinancialGovernanceLegalValue 4.0Nov 20, 2023Japan to establish billion$ JAXA fund to develop the nation’s space industry

NASA and the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) will launch the wooden satellite LignoSat into orbit as early as 2024.

PlanGeneralValue 4.0Nov 20, 2023NASA and Japan to Launch World’s First Wooden Satellite in 2024

Expedition 70 crew members currently working on the International Space Station include European Space Agency astronaut Andreas Mogensen and Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency astronaut Satoshi Furukawa.

GeneralGovernanceValue 2.5Nov 12, 2023Evasive maneuvers by ISS to avoid space debris

The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency is working with Toyota to develop a pressurized lunar rover.

RelationshipsCapabilityValue 4.0Oct 25, 2023China’s commercial launch firms get space station cargo boost

On 2023-10-05 the UK Space Agency and Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency agreed to start bilateral collaboration to develop an in-orbit telemetry relay service called InRange that will be demonstrated on the H3 launch vehicle.

RelationshipsPlanCapabilityValue 4.3Oct 20, 2023UK Space Agency And JAXA Confirm Bilateral Collaboration For Viasat And MHI To Develop Inrange Satellite-Based Launch Telemetry System For Japanese H3 Launch Vehicle

The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) is planning the Lunar Polar Exploration Mission (LUPEX) in cooperation with the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO).

PlanRelationshipsValue 4.0Sep 11, 2023Key issues for the Japanese government regarding exploration and development of space resources

Satoshi Furukawa of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) is a mission specialist on Crew-7 and previously flew a long-duration mission to the International Space Station in 2011.

GovernanceValue 3.5Aug 27, 2023Crew-7 docks with space station

Under a Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency contract, Astroscale plans to use a spacecraft launching on a Rocket Lab Electron later in the year to inspect a discarded upper stage of a Japanese H2-A rocket as part of ADRAS-J.

RelationshipsPlanCapabilityValue 4.7Aug 1, 2023Astro Digital to integrate Astroscale in-orbit servicing docking plates

Warpspace received two contracts from the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) to study the practical application of Moon to Earth communications architectures.

RelationshipsGeneralValue 4.0May 16, 2023Warpspace wins JAXA contracts for lunar and long-distance optical comms studies
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