April 2026
Exploring Mars – the key issues
... located on the craft’s underbelly. Never before had any repairs been done to an orbiter while still in space. JAXA astronaut Soichi Noguchi can be seen in the background perched on a Space Station truss. Heat protection is still one...
May 2026
Focusing the world on planetary defence
... (Space Mission Planning Advisory Group): Also under the UN, evaluates possible missions and promotes international standards. JAXA (Japan): Partner in Hera and Ramses, providing advanced technologies. CNSA (China): Developing its own asteroid...
September 2026
Can Starlab offer Europe a future in Earth orbit?
... quickly enough to sustain a permanent orbital economy at meaningful scale. In this model, agencies such as NASA, ESA and JAXA become anchor tenants rather than operators. The model feels plausible but the uncomfortable truth is that...
13 March 2015
Russian space agency endorses ISS until 2024
... to more years of space station operations. For all the space station partners — but particularly ESA and JAXA — finding money to pay for the program after 2020 may depend on cutting the cost of operating the...
22 July 2015
Flawless Baikonur launch sees Soyuz head to ISS, reminds of importance of international cooperation
... “work horse” of a spacecraft, is set to deliver NASA’s Kjell Lindgren of NASA, Oleg Kononenko of Roscosmos and Kimiya Yui of JAXA to a new home in orbit. Following a series of startling failures of unmanned missions to the ISS in the last few months...
11 December 2015
ISS Crew have undocked and are heading for Earth
..., Oleg Kononenko of Roscosmos (Russian Federal Space Agency) and Kimiya Yui of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) will land in their Soyuz spacecraft, northeast of Dzhezkazgan, Kazakhstan at 8.12 am EST. NASA Television will air live...
