.... It is now a matter of proving that technology in the lunar environment. A model of Asagumo under test in lava tubes in Japan. Ultimate goal One of the main criticisms of previous lunar mission developments has been their lack of sustainability. ...
...captures the ISS’s first free-flying cargo vehicle, Japan’s HTV-1, in September 2009. Evolution Operation of ... of April 2021, Canadarm2 has captured 44 vehicles since the first (Japan’s HTV-1) in 2009. Other enhancements, inspired by the experience of...
... by a partnership of the United States, Russia, Europe, Japan and Canada, the United States made it plain from the ..., Spain, the Netherlands, Poland, Italy, Germany, Norway, India, Japan, Saudi Arabia, Kenya, Peru and Mexico). As if to emphasise ...
... also includes an art museum, a 4D cinema, and a restaurant selling astronaut food. The Space Port Japan Association hopes that Japan will have Asia’s first spaceport by the end of the decade. Rationale for space missions A separate...
... project uses a constellation of three 1U CubeSats developed by Japan, Nepal and Sri Lanka. Space is not a new ... of intense political bargaining between the US, Europe, and Japan, and included Russian deal-making on missile technology export controls...
... its contribution to the program before deciding what to do. Naoki Okumura, president of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, said in October that Japan would decide by 2016 whether to commit to more years of space station operations. For...