Tag: JAXA
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NASA, JAXA look to Sun to understand life in other star systems
The Sun is both creator and destroyer. The one that can foster life one second and eliminate it the next. Most people are familiar with the harmful and hazardous effects the Sun can have to life on Earth if solar flares and Coronal Mass Ejections, and their associated radiation, are delivered in just the right…
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NASA, JAXA look to Sun to understand life in other star systems
The Sun is both creator and destroyer. The one that can foster life one second and eliminate it the next. Most people are familiar with the harmful and hazardous effects the Sun can have to life on Earth if solar flares and Coronal Mass Ejections, and their associated radiation, are delivered in just the right…
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ESA roundup: Ariane 6, James Webb, & BepiColombo
Three flagship European Space Agency (ESA) projects have or will reach critical milestones this month, both on Earth and in space. On the ground, the Agency’s upcoming Ariane 6 launcher’s solid rocket boosters passed their final test firing while the James Webb Space Telescope — a partnership with NASA and the Canadian Space Agency —…
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ESA roundup: Ariane 6, James Webb, & BepiColombo
Three flagship European Space Agency (ESA) projects have or will reach critical milestones this month, both on Earth and in space. On the ground, the Agency’s upcoming Ariane 6 launcher’s solid rocket boosters passed their final test firing while the James Webb Space Telescope — a partnership with NASA and the Canadian Space Agency —…
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Final JAXA H-II Transfer Vehicle bids farewell to ISS
Nearly 11 years after the launch of the first Japanese Kounotori H-II Transfer Vehicle (HTV) to the International Space Station, the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency’s (JAXA’s) HTV-9 spacecraft departed the orbiting outpost on Tuesday afternoon. The golden cargo resupply vessel will now spend its remaining days free-flying in low Earth orbit before performing a final…
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Final JAXA H-II Transfer Vehicle bids farewell to ISS
Nearly 11 years after the launch of the first Japanese Kounotori H-II Transfer Vehicle (HTV) to the International Space Station, the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency’s (JAXA’s) HTV-9 spacecraft departed the orbiting outpost on Tuesday afternoon. The golden cargo resupply vessel will now spend its remaining days free-flying in low Earth orbit before performing a final…
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Asteroid samples aboard Japanese probe on track for return to Earth in December
Artist’s concept of the Hayabusa 2 spacecraft releasing its sample return capsule. Credit: JAXA/Akihiro Ikeshita A capsule carrying extraterrestrial specimens collected by Japan’s Hayabusa 2 spacecraft is scheduled for landing in South Australia on Dec. 6 to wrap up a six-year round-trip mission to an asteroid, officials announced this week. Officials from the Japan Aerospace…
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Canadarm3 to support Lunar Gateway space station
Canada is marching forward with its international partners to establish a permanent research installation near the Moon, the Lunar Gateway. As it did for the Shuttle and Station programs before, the Canadian Space Agency, via a partnership with MacDonald, Dettwiler, and Associates, Inc., will build the next-generation robotic system: Canadarm3. This smart robotic system will…
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HTV-9 arrives at ISS on final mission
Following the H-IIB rocket’s final flight Thursday, launching the ninth and last H-II Transfer Vehicle (HTV) spacecraft, HTV-9 has arrived at the International Space Station. Liftoff from the Tanegashima Space Centre saw HTV-9 launched into orbit before arriving at the orbital outpost on Monday morning. The H-II Transfer Vehicle (HTV) was developed by the Japan…
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Final H-2B rocket launch sends Japanese supply ship toward space station
A 186-foot-tall (56.6-meter) H-2B rocket fires into the sky from Tanegashima Space Center, Japan. Credit: JAXA The ninth and final flight of Japan’s H-2B rocket — the country’s most powerful launcher — drove an automated cargo freighter into orbit Wednesday on a five-day pursuit of the International Space Station. The 186-foot-tall (56.6-meter) launcher lifted off…