“NASA Administrator Bill Nelson and Japanâs Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT) Masahito Moriyama have signed an agreement to advance sustainable human exploration of the Moon. Japan […]
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NASAWatch on TV: Lunar Mission Updates
Keith’s note: Japan successfully landed its SLIM spacecraft on the Moon this morning. However there seems to be a problem with its solar panels which are not charging its batteries. […]
Posted inExploration, News
Global Space Cooperation
Keith’s note: I was just on i24 TV in Israel to talk about a new agreement being signed by Japan and the UAE to further space cooperation as well as […]
Posted inArtemis
Will Japan's And Italy's Investments In Artemis Save The Day?
80-billion-yen budget request in the works for lunar probe, Ashai Shimbun “The science and technology ministry’s budget request for the next fiscal year will include an ask for some 80 […]
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Did NASA Invite Japanese Astronauts To Fly To The Moon? (Update: Not Exactly)
US and Japan in talks to boost space ties, send Japanese astronauts to moon in 2020s, The Mainichi “NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine proposed to the Japanese government during a visit […]
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Make a Wish From Space
Make a Wish From Space – Tohoku-Kanto Earthquake in Japan “In honor of those affected by the Tohoku-Kanto Earthquake in Japan, Russian cosmonaut and Expedition 27 commander Dmitry Kondratyev (center), […]
Posted inEarth Science
Earthquake Updates Using Space Resources
NASA Terra Images: Flooding from Tsunami near Sendai, Japan “NASA’s Terra satellite’s first view of northeastern Japan in the wake of a devastating earthquake and tsunami reveal extensive flooding along […]
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JAXA Wants (but can't attract) More Private Sector Funds
Price too high on space module for hire, Daily Yomiuri “The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency has received few requests from private corporations wanting to lease space in the research module […]