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Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA)

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Demo-2, Crew-1, and Crew-2 missions featured astronauts from NASA, the European Space Agency, and the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency on missions to the International Space Station.

Mentioned as: Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA)Narrative GeneralSep 15, 2021SpaceX launches Crew Dragon on first private mission

JAXA aims to establish optimal communication technologies using a newly developed ground station.

Mentioned as: JAXATechnical ProductSep 14, 2021JAXA Awards MMX Mission Flight Units Contract To MDA

JAXA aims to establish the technology required for return trips between Earth and Mars.

Mentioned as: Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA)Narrative GeneralSep 14, 2021JAXA Awards MMX Mission Flight Units Contract To MDA

MDA Ltd. was awarded the contract by Mitsubishi Electric Corporation to provide a Laser Rangefinder (LRF) altimeter for JAXA's MMX mission.

Mentioned as: Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA)Narrative GeneralSep 14, 2021JAXA Awards MMX Mission Flight Units Contract To MDA

Egypt designed and manufactured two satellites that were launched with international assistance, one with assistance from the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency and one with assistance from the U.S. space agency.

Mentioned as: Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA)Narrative GeneralSep 6, 2021Forrester’s Digest: Elon’s Starlinks + The Speed Of Light, Plus, Egypt’s Satellite City Now Being Constructed

Orolia's timing solutions support ESA, NASA, Jet Propulsion Labs, SpaceX, Blue Origin, CNES France, NPL UK, DLR Germany, and JAXA.

Mentioned as: Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA)Narrative GeneralSep 2, 2021Orolia Gains Controlling Interest In T4Science To Bolster Their Precise Time & Frequency Offerings

NASA has an agreement with the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) whereby JAXA is providing samples from asteroid Ryugu returned by Hayabusa2 in exchange for materials that NASA’s OSIRIS-REx spacecraft is bringing back from asteroid Bennu.

Mentioned as: JAXAOrg RelationshipAug 31, 2021NASA has no plans to exchange lunar samples with China

ispace’s first mission lander will deliver payloads for the Mohammed bin Rashid Space Centre, the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, and three companies that received awards under the Canadian Space Agency’s Lunar Exploration Accelerator Program.

Mentioned as: Japan Aerospace Exploration AgencyOrg RelationshipAug 25, 2021ispace Plans to Collaborate on Lunar Resources Extraction Rover with Haptic Robotic Arm and Mixed Reality (XR) Functions

Scientists from the Tokyo University of Science and Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency conducted time-series analyses to understand combustor breakdown.

Mentioned as: Japan Aerospace Exploration AgencyTechnical ProductAug 4, 2021The Mechanism Of A Deadly Problem In Rocket Engine Combustors Is The Subject Of An Insightful Study

On its first mission, ispace’s lander will deliver payloads for the Mohammed bin Rashid Space Centre, the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, and three companies awarded under the Canadian Space Agency’s Lunar Exploration Accelerator Program.

Mentioned as: Japan Aerospace Exploration AgencyOrg RelationshipAug 4, 2021ispace Raises $46 Million in Series C Funding with New Funds Going Toward Mission 2 & 3

UNOOSA and JAXA initiated the KiboCUBE Academy during the COVID-19 pandemic to provide theoretical knowledge on developing, operating, and utilizing a CubeSat through a series of webinars.

Mentioned as: Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA)Narrative GeneralJul 16, 2021UNOOSA and JAXA open 7th round of the KiboCUBE programme to deploy a satellite from ISS

Pilot debris-removal projects funded by the European Space Agency and Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency have costs exceeding $1,000,000 per kilogram.

Mentioned as: japan aerospace exploration agencyNarrative GeneralJun 27, 2021NASA team to study new roles for the agency in addressing orbital debris

In 2016, ispace signed a memorandum of understanding with the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency to jointly create a roadmap for lunar resource development.

Mentioned as: the japan aerospace exploration agencyOrg RelationshipJun 15, 2021ispace Applauds Japan’s Passage of Space Resources Law

Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency’s Commercial Removal of Debris Demonstration project Phase I is scheduled to launch in early 2023.

Mentioned as: Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA)Narrative GeneralJun 14, 2021G7 Leaders and Astroscale Share a Vision for Space

The infrared space observatory SPICA, planned to fly in cooperation with JAXA, was dropped from ESA M5 consideration in October 2020 because of cost issues.

Mentioned as: JAXATechnical ProductJun 10, 2021ESA selects Venus mission

The Mauritius Research and Innovation Council developed MIR-SAT1 with technical support from the United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs and the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency.

Mentioned as: Japan Aerospace Exploration AgencyOrg RelationshipJun 9, 2021A First For Mauritius… The Nation’s MIR-SAT1 Smallsat Launched From The ISS

JAXA is working with several Japanese companies to fly a tiny rover on a lunar lander mission to be launched in 2022 by ispace.

Mentioned as: JAXAOrg RelationshipMay 27, 2021Companies and government agencies announce plans for lunar rover projects

The robot payload received from JAXA is roughly 0.08 m in diameter, approximately the size of a baseball.

Mentioned as: JAXATechnical ProductMay 27, 2021ispace to Transport JAXA’s Transformable Lunar Robot Payload to the Moon, Conduct Operations and Provide Lunar Data

ispace will transport a robot provided by JAXA to the Moon on ispace’s lunar lander during ispace’s Mission 1 planned to launch in 2022 as part of the HAKUTO-R commercial lunar exploration program.

Mentioned as: Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA)Narrative GeneralMay 27, 2021ispace to Transport JAXA’s Transformable Lunar Robot Payload to the Moon, Conduct Operations and Provide Lunar Data

The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) signed a contract with Japan’s ispace, inc. under which ispace will provide lunar payload delivery, operations, and data acquisition services.

Mentioned as: JAXAOrg RelationshipMay 27, 2021ispace to Transport JAXA’s Transformable Lunar Robot Payload to the Moon, Conduct Operations and Provide Lunar Data
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