JAXA broadcast the launch of the first Epsilon Launch Vehicle (Epsilon-1) with the Spectroscopic Planet Observatory for Recognition of Interaction of Atmosphere (SPRINT-A) onboard from the Uchinoura ...

After going through more rounds of training and final assessments, the pair will become the 12th and 13th people sent into space by the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA). Yoneda could be ...

For the first time in a government space agency in the world, JAXA has scrapped the academic requirement for astronauts. By no longer requiring prospective astronauts to have educational ...

Japan is an active participant in this exploration and commercialization of space and its national space agency, the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA), has ambitious, long-term plans for ...

Japanese space startup Interstellar Technologies Inc. recently conducted a combustion chamber static fire test at the Hokkaido Spaceport ... Tokyo University, and JAXA exemplify the shared ...