January 2021
What it takes to be a space entrepreneur
... science should be done was the traditional way where you have these large agencies - NASA or ESA or JAXA. Space science was solely the purview of the government. But MILO shows it can be the purview of academia...
January 2021
Medical professionals and long-duration spaceflight
... station from 25 May to 22 June 1973. Mukai Chiaki, a cardiovascular surgeon and astronaut of Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) completed two space missions as a payload specialist from 8-23 July 1994 and from 29 October to 7 November 1998...
July 2021
A shared vision for space exploration
... Mark Vande Hei on his shoulders in the weightless environment of the Kibo lab module, with Akihiko Hoshide of JAXA enjoying the fun (Expedition 65, April 2021). Negotiations By the spring of 2020, we were ready to share text with...
August 2021
Robotic systems for psychological support
... Camera) is an experimental, autonomous, self-propelled and manoeuvrable spherical chamber developed by the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) and operated by the agency’s ground control team. The Int-Ball floats naturally in the Space Station...
March 2022
What space taught me about water
...or too little due to drought or overuse) is also monitored by NASA in partnership with other international space agencies, such as JAXA (the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency). Together they carry out important missions like the Global Precipitation...
May 2022
The Space Industry in 2022
... leading space powers to come together and reach a consensus to reduce risk in space. Japan’s Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) and the European Space Agency have partnered with start-ups to remove space debris. We expect to see...
