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  2. JAXA - Wikipedia

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    In 2003, JAXA was formed by merging Japan's three space agencies to streamline Japan's space program, and JAXA took over operations of the H-IIA liquid-fueled launch vehicle, the M-V solid-fuel launch vehicle, and several observation rockets from each agency. The H-IIA is a launch vehicle that improved reliability while reducing costs by making ...

  3. Hayabusa2 - Wikipedia

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    ' Peregrine falcon 2 ') is an asteroid sample-return mission operated by the Japanese state space agency JAXA. It is a successor to the Hayabusa mission, which returned asteroid samples for the first time in June 2010. [10] Hayabusa2 was launched on 3 December 2014 and rendezvoused in space with near-Earth asteroid 162173 Ryugu on 27 June 2018 ...

  4. Japanese Lunar Exploration Program - Wikipedia

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    The (Japanese) Lunar Exploration Program (Japanese: 月探査計画, romanized: tsuki tansa keikaku) is a program of robotic and human missions to the Moon undertaken by the Japanese Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) and its division, the Institute of Space and Astronautical Science (ISAS).

  5. Japan’s space agency is about to launch a lunar lander and ...

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    The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency plans to launch an X-ray satellite to study extreme cosmic objects and a lunar lander nicknamed the “Moon Sniper” on Sunday evening.

  6. Hayabusa - Wikipedia

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    Hayabusa (Japanese: はやぶさ, "Peregrine falcon") was a robotic spacecraft developed by the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) to return a sample of material from a small near-Earth asteroid named 25143 Itokawa to Earth for further analysis.

  7. Tsukuba Space Center - Wikipedia

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    The Tsukuba Space Center (TKSC) also known by its radio callsign Tsukuba, is the operations facility and headquarters for the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) located in Tsukuba Science City in Ibaraki Prefecture. The facility opened in 1972 and serves as the primary location for Japan's space operations and research programs.

  8. Akatsuki (spacecraft) - Wikipedia

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    Akatsuki (あかつき, 暁, "Dawn"), also known as the Venus Climate Orbiter (VCO) and Planet-C, was a Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) space probe tasked with studying the atmosphere of Venus. It was launched aboard an H-IIA 202 rocket on 20 May 2010, [7] but failed to enter orbit around Venus on 6 December 2010.

  9. Japan lunar landing: ‘Moon sniper’ mission reaches surface ...

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    The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) did not know exactly why the solar panels were failing. ... Journalists wait for an update on the success of the moon landing at JAXA’s Sagamihara ...