Japan has launched a navigation satellite on its flagship H3 rocket as the country seeks to have a precise positioning system ...

Epsilon is a family of Java-based scripting languages for automating common model-based software engineering tasks, such as code generation, model-to-model transformation and model validation, that ...

The world's first wooden satellite LignoSat was among the five CubeSats deployed into the Earth's orbit last month, 400 km above the planet. The satellite arrived at the International Space ...

The Chinese hacker group "MirrorFace" carried out 210 cyberattacks from 2019 to 2024 on Japanese organizations with the aim of obtaining information related the country's national security and ...

Japan’s space development programs are led by Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, or JAXA, and industry leaders such as Mitsubishi Heavy Industries and IHI, as they develop two main flagship rockets, ...

But JAXA had to delay the launch of a compact, solid-fuel Epsilon S rocket after a recent engine test resulted in a large fire.

JAXA has also experienced problems with its Epsilon rocket. The Epsilon-6 rocket had to be ordered to self-destruct shortly after liftoff in October 2022 because of a malfunction. In addition ...

JAXA’s setbacks were not insignificant. In October 2022, the agency experienced a major setback when it had to abort the launch of the Epsilon rocket mid-flight. This marked a significant failure, the ...

JAXA failed to launch its small Epsilon rocket in October. Causes of the failure are being examined, but there is no prospect of another launch, which raises questions about JAXA’s credibility.