... such as NASA’s centennial challenges or the upcoming Global Space Elevator and Mechatronics Challenge, led by the Japan Space Elevator Association (JSEA). Space infrastructure will be increasingly important as it demands the performance of a heavy...
... teams were Team Indus, from India, having both a lander and a rover, and Team Hakuto, from Japan, with a rover being carried as a passenger on the Team Indus lander. In October 2017, the Mission Plan Reviews...
..., 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...
..., 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...