On Thursday, during U.S. President's trip to Tokyo, a special collaboration goal to make a moon landing by a Japanese astronaut became public, according to close sources. The announcement, which will be made by Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and Vice President Joe Biden as an element of the Artemis project, is a multi-national effort led by the United States to advance research … [Read more...] about Japan And U.S. To Work Together To Make First Moon Landing By A Japanese Possible
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Japan Plans To Launch World’s First Wooden Satellite In 2023
Japan has a plan to launch the first "wooden" satellite in 2023. The team behind its development seeks to use environmentally friendly and low-cost materials for space development using wood. The satellite's hood is completely made of wood and the logic behind it is that the word will burn off completely during reentry into the earth's atmosphere. As a result it should put … [Read more...] about Japan Plans To Launch World’s First Wooden Satellite In 2023
Japanese Billionaire Returns To Earth After 12-Days Visit To ISS
Yusaku Maezawa, a Japanese billionaire space tourist, and his two fellow crewmates returned to Earth Monday. This was the culmination of his 12-day trip to the International Space Station. It is a feat that has highlighted space tourism's rise to prominence. Maezawa landed on plain grasslands in Kazakhstan at the planned time of 0913 in the morning. The spacecraft carried two … [Read more...] about Japanese Billionaire Returns To Earth After 12-Days Visit To ISS
Japanese Company Plans To Build A Space Elevator By 2050
A significant Japanese construction firm had revealed an ambitious plan to construct a space elevator by 2050 back in 2012. Now, the actual concept for the elevator are under development. The Tokyo-based Obayashi Corp wants to build an orbital space station 36,000 km above Earth and transport visitors up an elevator car using a carbon nanotube pulley. To put this into … [Read more...] about Japanese Company Plans To Build A Space Elevator By 2050
Japanese Billionaire Yusaku Maezawa Takes Off For ISS In Russia’s Soyuz
A Japanese billionaire and businessman Yusaku Maezawa, is currently on his journey for the International Space Station (ISS) after taking off out of the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan aboard Russia's Soyuz MS-20, a crew vessel on the 8th of December in the morning at 02:38 ET (07:38 GMT). "A dream come true," the entrepreneur tweeted before taking off on his three-seat … [Read more...] about Japanese Billionaire Yusaku Maezawa Takes Off For ISS In Russia’s Soyuz
Japan Is Finally Recruiting Astronauts After 13 Years!
It's only a tiny move for Japan; however, it's a massive opportunity for aspiring astronauts: Japan is seeking astronauts for the very first time in 13 years. Applicants do not need to have an undergraduate degree in science. According to the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA), females should think about applying too for the position as all seven current Japanese … [Read more...] about Japan Is Finally Recruiting Astronauts After 13 Years!
Japan Successfully Launches The QZS-1R Satellite
Japan's H-IIA rocket carrying the QZS-1R Satellite launched from LA-Y1 on October 26 at 0219 UTC. This was the 44th launch by the H-IIA rocket for Mitsubishi Heavy Diligence (JAXA) and Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency. The H-IIA rocket flew with the 202 configuration. The QZS-1R Satellite joins other satellites in the quasi-Zenith Satellite System (or QZSS), Japan's … [Read more...] about Japan Successfully Launches The QZS-1R Satellite
Amateur Japanese Astronomers Confirm A Meteor Impact On Jupiter
Jupiter has just taken another interplanetary hit, and this time Japanese students were the first to find out about this impact. It is the 11th confirmed comet or asteroid strike at Jupiter ever since the first comet Shoemaker-Levy 9 in 1994. Just over a month after five amateurs had recorded a small flash independently, a team led by Ko Arimoto from Kyoto University … [Read more...] about Amateur Japanese Astronomers Confirm A Meteor Impact On Jupiter
The Japanese Govt is interested in moon-based food production projects for the future.
In line with the plans to start long-term stays in the moon's orbit by the 2030s, the government-led initiative to encourage technology development for cultivating and supplying food for the planet Earth is set to kick off. The government has envisioned making the most of organic waste from the moon's surface as raw materials and producing highly nutritious food. The … [Read more...] about The Japanese Govt is interested in moon-based food production projects for the future.
Japan Develops Wooden Satellites That Explode Upon Re-entry To Reduce Space Junk
Japan might soon produce the first wooden satellites in the world that will burn as they fall back towards Earth and not release harmful chemicals into the atmosphere to help reduce the amount of space debris.Sumitomo Forestry, a Japan-based wood processing firm, announced that they are researching the best wood material suitable for the space environment. They plan to … [Read more...] about Japan Develops Wooden Satellites That Explode Upon Re-entry To Reduce Space Junk