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Concentrated liquid oxygen was cause of fire ahead of Japan rocket launch, source says
A high concentration of liquid oxygen, used as rocket engine coolant, has been determined as being behind a fire that broke out earlier this month at a lau
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. Global Website | Updated Launch Schedule of the H-II Transfer Vehicle KOUNOTORI8 aboard the H-IIB Vehicle No. 8
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI) has revised the launch schedule of the H-IIB Launch Vehicle No. 8 (H-IIB F8) which carries aboard the H-II Transfer Vehicle
Japan plans to launch intelligence-gathering satellite Sunday after delay
Japan has decided Sunday will be the new launch date for an H2A rocket carrying a government optical intelligence-gathering satellite after the previous la
Building on their experience in sample return missions.
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MMX Mission to proceed to the development phase!
This afternoon (19 February 2020), the MMX mission transitioned to become a JAXA Project: an official step in mission development authorised by the Japanese government. The mission was previously in the Pre-Project phase, where the focus was on research and analysis, such as simulating landings to
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UAE plans to launch Mars probe Friday after weather delay
Dubai (AFP) July 14, 2020 - The United Arab Emirates said it plans to launch its Hope Mars probe on Friday local time from Japan's Tanegashima Space Center after a two-day delay due to poor weather there.
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UAE launches historic first mission to Mars
The probe starts its 500-million-km journey after taking off from the remote Tanegashima spaceport.
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United Arab Emirates begins historic first interplanetary mission - NASASpaceFlight.com
The United Arab Emirates and the Mohammed Bin Rashid Space Centre have begun their first…
“Hope” probe launches Sunday, beginning seven-month journey to Mars
“The mission is a catalyst.”
Japan’s ispace updates design of lunar lander - SpaceNews
Japanese company ispace has updated the design of its commercial lunar lander while delaying its first flight by a year to 2022.
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Japanese lunar lander startup ispace raised $28 million in its latest round led by Incubate Fund, Space Frontier Fund, Takasago Thermal Engineering and Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance — bringing its total fundraising to ~$125 million to date.
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ispace is a private lunar robotic exploration company that is developing micro-robotic technology to provide a low-cost and frequent transportation service to and on the Moon, conduct lunar surface exploration to map, process and deliver resources to our customers in cislunar space.ispace-inc.com
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Japan's New 'Lunar Cruiser' Moon Rover Is Named After the Toyota Land Cruiser
Overlanding on the moon in a 6x6, hydrogen fuel cell-powered Toyota, anyone?
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JAXA | 8K Camera on the Martian Moons eXploration (MMX) Spacecraft to Take Ultra High Definition Images of Mars
Get information on the 8K Camera on the Martian Moons eXploration (MMX) Spacecraft to Take Ultra High Definition Images of Mars. The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) performs various activities related to aerospace as an organization, from basic research in the aerospace field to...