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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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GITAI Inc. and Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) have entered a partnership through J-SPARC to co-create a business concept for Robotics as a Service (RaaS).

RelationshipsCapabilityValue 4.0Sep 14, 2020GITAI & JAXA partner to co-create a business concept for the world’s first “Space Robot Business”

NASA currently plans to launch the next commercial crew mission, Crew-1, on 2020-08-30 with four astronauts from NASA and the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) aboard.

PlanGeneralValue 4.0Jun 2, 2020Demo-2 astronauts get to work on ISS

Astroscale was selected as the commercial partner for Phase I of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency’s first debris removal project in February 2020.

RelationshipsPlanValue 4.0May 18, 2020Astroscale Opens Series E Funding Round and Secures First Investor

NASA announced a four-person crew for the first operational Crew Dragon mission on 2020-03-31 that features three NASA astronauts and one astronaut from the Japanese space agency JAXA.

PlanGovernanceValue 4.0Apr 9, 2020Soyuz launches new crew to the International Space Station

Sky Perfect JSAT operates 19 geostationary communications satellites and the SDS-4 experimental ship-tracking smallsat in low Earth orbit inherited from the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency.

CapabilityRelationshipsValue 4.0Feb 18, 2020Japanese communications satellite and South Korean weather satellite launch on Ariane 5

The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency selected Mitsubishi Electric to build a 100-kilogram satellite that would set the foundation for a constellation-grade satellite capable of serial production.

RelationshipsCapabilityPlanValue 4.2Dec 23, 2019Mitsubishi Electric, eyeing constellation market, to build demo smallsat for JAXA

Neither Mitsubishi Heavy Industries nor the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency set a new launch date for the HTV-8 mission after the 2019-09-10 platform fire.

PlanValue 3.0Sep 11, 2019Launch pad fire scrubs Japanese ISS launch

Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency agreed to transfer a 50-kilogram demonstration satellite SDS-4 to Sky Perfect JSAT.

RelationshipsValue 4.0Aug 30, 2019Sky Perfect JSAT, challenged by TV business, hedges bets on HAPS, 5G, HTS and smallsats

Space BD was selected by the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) in May 2018 to be the commercial provider of satellite deployment service from the Kibo Japanese Experiment Module of the ISS.

RelationshipsPlanValue 4.0Aug 8, 2019ISISpace and Space BD Sign the Collaborative Service Agreement for Satellite Deployment Service from ISS

NOAA’s Joint Venture Partnership proposal is a $2,300,000 initiative to help NOAA ingest data from research satellites flown by NASA, the European Space Agency, and the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency.

RelationshipsFinancialValue 4.0May 23, 2019NOAA seeks funding for innovative technologies, novel partnerships

Arianespace’s next mission after 2018-09-25 was an Ariane 5 launch of BepiColombo, a Mercury-bound spacecraft for the European and Japanese space agencies, scheduled for 2018-10-19.

PlanGeneralValue 4.5Sep 25, 2018Arianespace launches 100th Ariane 5, completes Intelsat Epic constellation
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