The Japanese space agency JAXA is studying use of inflatable aeroshells to enable landings of small Mars rovers. Credit: ISAS/JAXA WASHINGTON — An institute in Japan’s space agency is pursuing ...

However, that mission used nets and other means to collect simulated debris – objects it released itself – instead of actual ...

GITAI, a U.S.-headquartered space robotics company, announced that its Japanese subsidiary, GITAI Japan Inc., has been awarded a contract by the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) to ...

JAXA and Toyota have announced that they have agreed to a joint study of the concept for a manned lunar rover for long-range Moon exploration. With a range of 10,000 km (6,200 mi), the rover would ...

JAXA and Toyota's concept for the Lunar Cruiser as first proposed in 2019 served as the model for the Transformers toy. (Image credit: Toyota) ...

The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) unveiled three design concepts for an unmanned cargo vehicle capable that would be capable of returning supplies from the international space station ...

The JAXA MMX mission concept to study Phobos and Deimos, Mars’ moons. While Earth’s Moon has many visitors–big and small, robotic and crewed–planned for 2024, Mars’ moons Phobos and ...

JAXA will study the technical feasibility of an on-orbit refueling system, examine ground test equipment for fuel transfer evaluation, and provide technical knowledge and advice based on the studies.

A 30-year-old NASA-JAXA mission has come to an end with the closing of operations on the Geotail satellite. Skip to main content. ... An artist’s concept of the Geotail spacecraft.

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