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Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA)

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

Mentioned as: Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA)Narrative PlanNov 20, 2023Japan to establish billion$ JAXA fund to develop the nation’s space industry

The bill aims to create a trillion-yen endowment over the next 10 years that JAXA would dip into to provide long-term support to startups, private-sector companies, and universities.

Mentioned as: Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA)Narrative GeneralNov 20, 2023Japan to Set up $6.7bn JAXA Fund to Develop Space Industry

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

Mentioned as: Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA)Narrative PlanNov 20, 2023NASA and Japan to Launch World’s First Wooden Satellite in 2024

ispace engineers have been assembling the Mission 2 RESILIENCE lander flight model at JAXA’s facility in Tsukuba, Japan since September 2023 for final environmental testing.

Mentioned as: JAXATechnical ProductNov 17, 2023ispace Announces Mission 2 with Unveiling of Micro Rover Design

ispace engineers have been assembling the Mission 2 RESILIENCE lander flight model at JAXA’s facility in Tsukuba, Japan since September 2023.

Mentioned as: JAXATechnical ProductNov 16, 2023ispace Announces Mission 2 with Unveiling of Micro Rover Design

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.

Mentioned as: Japan Aerospace Exploration AgencyTechnical ProductNov 12, 2023Evasive maneuvers by ISS to avoid space debris

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

Mentioned as: Japan Aerospace Exploration AgencyOrg RelationshipOct 25, 2023China’s commercial launch firms get space station cargo boost

The timeline for the Venus mission has not been clearly defined, and collaboration with JAXA took place to study the Venus atmosphere in 2016–2017.

Mentioned as: Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA)Narrative GeneralOct 23, 2023ISRO develops its agenda for the future

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.

Mentioned as: Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA)Org RelationshipOct 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 bilateral collaboration for InRange builds upon a Memorandum of Cooperation between the UK Space Agency and JAXA signed in 2021.

Mentioned as: jaxaOrg RelationshipOct 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 UK Space Agency provided funding for experts at the University of Aberdeen to work on the initial design for an instrument for a future JAXA Mars rover.

Mentioned as: Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA)Narrative GeneralOct 6, 2023UK joins mission to trace back to the start of the Universe

JAXA’s Smart Lander for Investigating Moon (SLIM) performed a successful lunar orbit insertion maneuver on 2023-09-30 when its main engine fired for 39 seconds at roughly 660 km above the South Atlantic Ocean.

Mentioned as: Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA)Narrative GeneralOct 2, 2023Heads of agencies update on crewed, robotic lunar plans

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

Mentioned as: Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA)Narrative GeneralSep 11, 2023Key issues for the Japanese government regarding exploration and development of space resources

JAXA received a signal from SLIM via the Maspalomas Station in the Canary Islands at 09:45 JST on the day of launch confirming completion of sun acquisition control.

Mentioned as: Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA)Narrative GeneralSep 8, 2023Mitsubishi Heavy Industries(MHI) launches JAXA payloads

JAXA’s X-Ray Imaging and Spectroscopy Mission (XRISM) lifted off on an H-IIA rocket from Tanegashima Space Center at 08:42 JST / 00:42 BST / 01:42 CEST on 2023-09-07.

Mentioned as: JAXATechnical ProductSep 8, 2023Mitsubishi Heavy Industries(MHI) launches JAXA payloads

Satoshi Furukawa was selected as a JAXA astronaut in 1999 and previously spent 165 days aboard the International Space Station as part of Expeditions 28 and 29 in 2011.

Mentioned as: Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA)Narrative GeneralAug 28, 2023NASA’s SpaceX Crew-7 Mission Successfully Launches to the International Space Station

JAXA will provide live coverage of the launch of XRISM and SLIM on H-IIA Launch Vehicle No. 47 from the Tanegashima Space Center.

Mentioned as: JAXATechnical ProductAug 28, 2023UPDATE 1: Launch of JAXA’s XRISM + SLIM now put on hold due to weather

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.

Mentioned as: JAXATechnical ProductAug 27, 2023Crew-7 docks with space station

Satoshi Furukawa was selected as a JAXA astronaut in 1999 and previously spent 165 days aboard the International Space Station as part of Expeditions 28 and 29 in 2011.

Mentioned as: Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA)Narrative GeneralAug 26, 2023NASA’s SpaceX Crew-7 launches to International 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.

Mentioned as: Japan Aerospace Exploration AgencyOrg RelationshipAug 1, 2023Astro Digital to integrate Astroscale in-orbit servicing docking plates
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