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Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA)

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NASA released a video on 2019-05-28 featuring JAXA president Hiroshi Yamakawa about international cooperation on the development of the Gateway and lunar plans.

Mentioned as: Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA)Narrative PlanMay 29, 2019U.S. and Japan to cooperate on return to the moon

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.

Mentioned as: Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA)Narrative FinancialMay 23, 2019NOAA seeks funding for innovative technologies, novel partnerships

The Global Precipitation Measurement mission, a joint program between NASA and JAXA, launched on an H2-A in 2014.

Mentioned as: Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA)Narrative GeneralDec 6, 2018Inmarsat books Japanese H3 rocket’s first commercial launch

Japan-based NEC Corp. led an industrial team in building JAXA’s Mercury Magnetospheric Orbiter.

Mentioned as: JAXATechnical ProductOct 20, 2018Ariane 5 launches BepiColombo to Mercury

JAXA started contracting development work for GOSAT-3 in 2020.

Mentioned as: Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA)Narrative GeneralOct 9, 2018Space agencies welcome new entrants developing satellites for tracking greenhouse gases

JAXA is preparing to launch the Greenhouse Gases Observing Satellite 2 (GOSAT-2) on an H-2A rocket scheduled for 2018-10-29.

Mentioned as: jaxaTechnical ProductOct 9, 2018Space agencies welcome new entrants developing satellites for tracking greenhouse gases

In May 2018 JAXA awarded Space BD the contract to be the commercial operator of the small satellite deployment service from the Japanese Experimental Module Kibo onboard the International Space Station.

Mentioned as: JAXATechnical ProductOct 1, 2018Space BD Signs Distribution Agreement with ISISPACE to Build up Long-Term Strategic Relationship

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.

Mentioned as: Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA)Narrative GeneralSep 25, 2018Arianespace launches 100th Ariane 5, completes Intelsat Epic constellation

JAXA’s experimental small launch vehicle SS-520-5 achieved a successful launch earlier in the year.

Mentioned as: Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA)Narrative GeneralAug 17, 2018Small launch industry growing, but with growing pains

JAXA hosted a forum about J-SPARC that was attended by 100 people from more than 50 companies.

Mentioned as: Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA)Narrative GeneralJul 27, 2018Koichi Wakata, JAXA vice president and astronaut, helps chart future of ISS and human space exploration

JAXA’s technologies will facilitate ASTROSCALE’s development of ELSA-d, a technology demonstration satellite scheduled to be launched in the first half of 2019.

Mentioned as: Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA)Narrative PlanSep 12, 2017Astroscale and JAXA Conclude Joint Research Agreement
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