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Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA)

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ispace’s HAKUTO-R Mission 2 RESILIENCE flight model completed thermal vacuum testing at the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency Tsukuba Space Center in Tsukuba, Japan.

Mentioned as: Japan Aerospace Exploration AgencyTechnical ProductJun 27, 2024ispace RESILIENCE Lunar Lander Successfully Achieves Testing Milestone in Preparation for Mission 2

Joshua Daish supported the return of JAXA’s Hayabusa 2 capsule during his tenure at Woomera Test Range Aerodrome.

Mentioned as: JAXATechnical ProductJun 8, 2024Equatorial Launch Australia’s Head of Arnhem Space Centre Site Operations is ex-Royal Australian Air Force Officer

SpaceX’s Falcon 9 launched the ESA and JAXA EarthCARE (Earth Cloud Aerosol and Radiation Explorer) mission on Tuesday, 2024-05-28 at 3:10 p.m. PDT from Space Launch Complex 4 East (SLC-4E) at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California.

Mentioned as: Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA)Org RelationshipMay 28, 2024SpaceX completes a bi-coastal ‘two in one’ day launching NASA and JAXA’s EarthCARE satellite after Starlink smallsats

EarthCARE is equipped with four instruments that work together: an atmospheric lidar, a cloud profiling radar provided by JAXA, a multispectral imager, and a broadband radiometer.

Mentioned as: JAXATechnical ProductMay 28, 2024SpaceX completes a bi-coastal ‘two in one’ day launching NASA and JAXA’s EarthCARE satellite after Starlink smallsats

The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) provided a cloud profiling radar for EarthCARE at a cost of 8,300,000,000 JPY ($53,000,000).

Mentioned as: Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA)Org RelationshipMay 28, 2024Falcon 9 launches ESA’s EarthCARE mission

EarthCARE’s cloud profiling radar is provided by JAXA and provides information on the vertical structure, motion, and internal dynamics of clouds.

Mentioned as: JAXATechnical ProductMay 27, 2024SpaceX to launch ESA and JAXA’s EarthCARE satellite mission Tuesday

The EarthCARE mission, a joint Earth science mission of ESA and JAXA, is scheduled to launch on 2024-05-28 on a Falcon 9 from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California.

Mentioned as: Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA)Org RelationshipMay 21, 2024Ariane 6 inaugural launch planned for first half of July

JAXA launched the X-ray Imaging and Spectroscopy Mission (XRISM) in September 2023.

Mentioned as: Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA)Narrative GeneralMay 13, 2024NASA and JAXA to operate XRISM as-is despite instrument issue

NASA and JAXA plan to operate Resolve as-is for at least the next 18 months despite the stuck gate valve.

Mentioned as: Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA)Narrative GeneralMay 13, 2024NASA and JAXA to operate XRISM as-is despite instrument issue

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.

Mentioned as: JAXATechnical ProductMay 13, 2024iSpace Sees Possibility in Japan-US Artemis Agreement

The Japan–U.S. agreement on Artemis dated 2024-04-10 assigns JAXA a role to provide a pressurized rover for Artemis missions starting in the early 2030s.

Mentioned as: Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA)Org RelationshipMay 11, 2024Lunar lander company ispace sees opportunities in Japan-U.S. Artemis agreement

JAXA selected Astroscale for the second phase of its Commercial Removal of Debris Demonstration (CRD2) program on 2024-04-25.

Mentioned as: Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA)Narrative GeneralMay 1, 2024Astroscale to go public on Tokyo exchange

ADRAS-J was selected by JAXA for Phase I of its Commercial Removal of Debris Demonstration (CRD2) program.

Mentioned as: Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA)Narrative GeneralApr 26, 2024Astroscale Unveils World’s First Image of Space Debris Captured through Rendezvous and Proximity Operations

Astroscale Japan has been selected for Phase II of JAXA’s CRD2 program.

Mentioned as: Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA)Narrative GeneralApr 26, 2024Astroscale Unveils World’s First Image of Space Debris Captured through Rendezvous and Proximity Operations

JAXA grounded the H-2A launch vehicle while investigating the H3 electrical failure and later resumed H-2A launches in September 2023, successfully launching an X-ray astronomy satellite and a lunar lander.

Mentioned as: Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA)Narrative GeneralApr 16, 2024Unforgiving Failures: the challenges of upper stages

The JAXA cloud profiling radar (CPR) uses radio waves to analyze the internal structure of thick clouds.

Mentioned as: JAXATechnical ProductApr 16, 2024EarthCARE satellite set to explore the Earth’s skies

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

Mentioned as: JAXATechnical ProductApr 16, 2024EarthCARE satellite set to explore the Earth’s skies

JAXA is developing a large pressurized lunar rover called 'Lunar Cruiser' to support two astronauts for extended missions.

Mentioned as: Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA)Narrative GeneralApr 15, 2024Lunar rover racing

JAXA President Hiroshi Yamakawa participated in the 2024-04-09 signing at NASA Headquarters.

Mentioned as: JAXATechnical ProductApr 11, 2024NASA and Japan Strengthen Space Cooperation with Signing of Lunar Rover Agreement

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

Mentioned as: Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA)Narrative GeneralApr 9, 2024Japanese astronaut joins Axiom Space
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