April 2019
On-board propulsion set to drive the smallsat revolution
..., the thruster may no longer be able to function correctly. This was a problem encountered on the Hayabusa spacecraft of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) on its return voyage from a near-Earth asteroid in 2007-2010. ThrustMe’s second...
May 2019
Cold comfort for astronauts
..., by starting with the higher level needs of the crew, then wrapping the basic needs around them. Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) Koichi Wakata strapped into his sleeping bag in his sleep station located...
June 2019
Solar superstorms and their effects on Earth
... 1770 Japanese drawing of a vivid red aurora covering a wide area of the sky. National Diet Library in Nagoya, Japan Global effort JapanSolar storms have a global impact on Earth and as such require a global effort from the...
July 2019
Aggression in outer space – time for action
... (centre) stands with air chiefs and senior staff from Australia, Canada, Denmark, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway and the United Kingdom, on 11 April 2019 (Colorado Springs, USA), during the...
