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Amazing photo of Earth at 1/3 light-second: Japan's 'unique' test
Behind this photo is an important test of the Japanese ship.
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Japan experiences problems during Epsilon S rocket engine test
Japan's Epsilon S rocket engine test continued to experience combustion problems, resulting in a massive explosion and fire at the Tanegashima Space Center test site.
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Japan's lander miraculously survived 3 extremely cold nights on the Moon
Despite pessimistic predictions, the Japanese SLIM probe achieved the miracle of reviving three times after spending the lunar night in temperatures of -183 degrees Cels…
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Japan's lunar probe 'fell asleep' again
(JAXA) on April 1 announced the country's Smart Lunar Research Lander (SLIM) once again
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Japan builds robot centaur to explore the Moon
R1 robot prototype is equipped with 4 wheeled legs, 2 CCTV cameras and 2 clamp-like hands that can perform flexible movements.
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Japan's lowest flying satellite hit a Guinness record
Flying in orbit just 167.4 km from the ground, Japan's Tsubame satellite has just been recognized by the world record book as the lowest orbiting satellite.
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Japanese probe brings precious specimens back to Earth
The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) said the Hayabusa 2 probe had left the asteroid Ryugu and was on its way back to Earth.
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Mobile home for astronauts
The National Institute of Polar Research of Japan in Tatikawa (suburb of Tokyo) has introduced a model of a mobile home designed for Antarctic explorers and in the futur…
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Japan is about to launch a transport ship to the space station
The Japan Space Exploration Agency (JAXA) has said on September 11 it will launch rockets to transport cargo ships to the International Space Station (ISS).
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Japanese explorer ship collects rock samples from Ryugu asteroid
JAXA said the country's Hayabusa 2 explorer ship began the process of landing at the Ryugu asteroid ...
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Vietnamese satellite satellites are successfully launched into space
More than an hour after the launch was successful, the new MicroDragon satellite separated from the rocket to get into orbit and perform the observation mission.
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Japanese robots first landed on asteroids
Two adventurous robots landed on Ryugu's surface, asteroids about 900 meters in diameter, and sent some new images.
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Japanese space agency launched the world's smallest satellite rocket
A year after his tiny rocket failed to reach its desired trajectory in the experiment, the Japanese Space Agency (JAXA) successfully launched another rocket last weekend.
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'Live try' 14 days in the simulated space station, do you dare?
Applicants wishing to participate in JAXA's test program must be in good health and in the age of 20-55.
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The world has some space agencies, do you know?
Referring to the missions of space exploration, NASA is undoubtedly the first name to appear in our heads. Who else besides them?