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  2. JAXA - Wikipedia

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    Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency 宇宙航空研究開発機構 Uchū Kōkū Kenkyū Kaihatsu Kikō Agency overview Abbreviation JAXA (ジャクサ) Formed 1 October 2003 ; 21 years ago (2003-10-01) Preceding agencies NASDA ISAS NAL Type Space agency Jurisdiction Government of Japan Headquarters Chōfu, Tokyo, Japan Motto One JAXA Administrator Hiroshi Yamakawa [ja] Primary spaceport ...

  3. Japanese space program - Wikipedia

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    After experiencing numerous failures in the 1990s and 2000s, ISAS and NASDA merged — along with the National Aerospace Laboratory of Japan (NAL) — to form the unified Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) in 2003. In recent years, Japanese space policy has been shaped by the US-Japan alliance and intensifying great power competition. [1]

  4. Japanese Lunar Exploration Program - Wikipedia

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    The Lunar Polar Exploration Mission (LUPEX) [54] is a planned joint lunar mission by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) and the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA). [55] [56] The mission would send an uncrewed lunar lander and rover to explore the south pole region of the Moon no earlier than 2028.

  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. 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. It may be a result of the solar panels themselves failing but it might also be a result of the ...

  7. Japan's Space One Kairos rocket fails minutes after liftoff - AOL

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    The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency postponed the debut flight of the new solid-fuel launcher Epsilon S after its engine combustion test failed last month for a second time. JAXA's larger ...

  8. Chofu Aerospace Center - Wikipedia

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    Chōfu Aerospace Center (調布航空宇宙センター, Chōfu Kōkū-uchū senta) is the headquarters and main development facility for the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA). The Chōfu Aerospace Center concentrates on aerospace engineering research and development, and is equipped with test facilities including several wind tunnels ...

  9. JAXA Astronaut Corps - Wikipedia

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    The JAXA Astronaut Corps is a unit of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) that selects, trains, and provides astronauts as crew members for U.S. and Russian space missions. As of October 2024 [update] , the corps has seven active members.