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 ...

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

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

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.

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.

Japanese space-sustainability company Astroscale just signed a $90 million contract to take a bus-sized rocket stage out of orbit by the end of the decade.

For JAXA, Japan’s space agency which currently operates a variety of robotic ... An artist’s concept of the Japanese space agency’s SLIM spacecraft landing on the moon and deploying one of ...

JAXA WAT model at Japan Aerospace 2024. Credit: Chen Chuanren TOKYO—The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) is looking at a Wake Adaptive Thruster (WAT) concept to reduce aviation carbon ...

TORRANCE, Calif., March 31, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- GITAI, a U.S.-headquartered space robotics company, announced that its Japanese subsidiary, GITAI Japan Inc., has been awarded a contract by the ...

Japanese space-sustainability company Astroscale just signed a $90 million contract to take a bus-sized rocket stage out of orbit by the end of the decade.