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NASA is funding and will operate a neutron spectrometer for the joint ISRO-JAXA Chandrayaan-5/LUPEX mission to study water ice on the Moon’s south pole.
JAXA’s robotic SLIM lander achieved precise touchdown near its target on the Moon last year.
JAXA is developing the DESTINY+ mission that could fly by Apophis on its way to another NEO, Phaethon.
The DLR Institute for Space Research contributes to the German space strategy and the scientific and exploration programs of the European Space Agency (ESA), NASA, and JAXA.
ISRO invests less in comprehensive public communications via its website and social channels than ESA, NASA, or JAXA.
The LUPEX rover provided by JAXA has an approximate mass of 350 kilograms.
JAXA and Mitsubishi have been validating the LUPEX rover design using qualification and engineering models.
Chandrayaan 5 is a joint ISRO–JAXA mission to study water ice at the Moon’s south pole.
ISRO is building the Chandrayaan 5 lander with input from Chandrayaan 3’s success and JAXA’s SLIM lander precision-landing experience.
JAXA’s drill on LUPEX will fetch samples from depths up to 1.5 meters for analysis.
The joint ISRO–JAXA Chandrayaan 5/LUPEX rover mission is considering landing sites around 89°S to directly study the nature, accessibility, and abundance of lunar water ice.
ESA and JAXA announced in November 2024 that they would examine opportunities for cooperation across a range of space projects including lunar exploration and have identified various lunar areas to evaluate in detail.
The JAXA MMX mission aims to investigate the origins of the Martian moons Phobos and Deimos and the process of planetary formation in the solar system.
In addition to the AFC, Hera utilized two other camera systems during the flyby: the Hyperscout-H visual near-infrared spectrometer and the Thermal Infrared Imager (TIRI) from JAXA.
Blue Ghost's landing precision (approximately 118 meters from target) is less precise than JAXA's SLIM (about 55 meters from target) and CNSA's Chang'e 3 (about 90 meters from target).
JAXA and NASA agreed that Japan will provide an advanced crewed pressurized rover for Artemis astronauts early next decade for use starting with Artemis VII.
Building and operating the rover for the ISRO-JAXA LUPEX mission will contribute directly to the development of Japan's pressurized rover for Artemis.
JAXA honored the explicit success criteria for SLIM defined pre-launch despite its mixed outcomes.
The JAXA-NASA partnership includes implications for the Artemis program.
JAXA's SLIM lunar lander has sparked an era of precision landings crucial for future crewed exploration.