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Kibo-ABC Member Countries’ News: Asian Try Zero-G 2018 Result Meeting Last Updated: November 2, 2018 On the 27th of July, the proposers of eight experiments performed at Asian Try Zero-G 2018 gave presentations of their results based on the on-orbit experiment, and had a discussion with the JAXA astronaut Norishige Kanai . Approximately 100 participants […]

Results of Protein Crystal Growth experiment in Kibo (Flash report) Last Updated: November 1, 2018 The protein crystals acquired in the High-Quality Protein Crystal Growth (PCG) experiment during Astronaut Kanai’s stay on the International Space Station (ISS) were brought back to Earth by the Dragon SpX-14 spacecraft on May 6, 2018. The crystals were handed […]

A Japan-US joint study has revealed that artificial gravity load is effective to reduce impairment in eyeball tissues during long stay in space: an achievement of “Kibo” rodent mission stepping to future human space exploration to Moon and Mars Last Updated: October 30, 2018 Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) 【Summary】 Certain alterations and disorders due […]

Joint research starts for experiments in “Kibo” as part of the “Study on Phase Behavior of Multi-component Colloidal Clusters under Microgravity,” a feasibility study theme using “Kibo” selected in 2015 Last Updated: October 30, 2018 Following the elaboration and technical reviewing of the experiment plan of the “Study on Phase Behavior of Multi-component Colloidal Clusters […]

Three CubeSats successfully deployed from “Kibo”! Last Updated: October 26, 2018 Three ultra-small satellites (“CubeSats”) were successfully deployed on October 6, 2018 from the Japanese Experiment Module “Kibo”: “SPATIUM-I” of Nanyang Technological University (Singapore)/Kyushu Institute of Technology (Japan), “RSP-00” of Ryman Sat Spaces General Incorporated Association and “STARS-Me” of Shizuoka University (Japan). The pictures show […]

Utilization of Electrostatic Levitation Furnace (ELF) has been started to obtain thermophysical properties of high-temperature melts Last Updated: October 23, 2018 Electrostatic Levitation Furnace (ELF) attached to the Multi-purpose Small Payload Rack 2 (MSPR-2) (Credit: JAXA/NASA） The logo of the ELF Mission(Credit： JAXA） Summary The checkout of the Electrostatic Levitation Furnace (ELF) installed in the […]

Focus: Space, explorartion The near-Earth asteroid Ryugu, located approximately 300 million kilometres from Earth, has a new inhabitant: On 3 October 2018, the Mobile Asteroid Surface Scout (MASCOT) landed on the asteroid and began to work. The lander successfully separated from the Japanese Hayabusa2 space probe at 03:58 CEST. The 16 hours in which the […]

UNOOSA and JAXA open Fourth Round of KiboCUBE! Last Updated: October 2, 2018 Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) and the United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs (UNOOSA) is pleased to announce the opening of the fourth round of KiboCUBE. KiboCUBE: Fourth Round 1) Application Application Submission 31 January, 2019 Eligibility Criteria Entities located in […]

Transfer of the Exposed Pallet (EP) begins Last Updated: September 29, 2018 The Exposed Pallet (EP) with the new ISS battery Orbital Replacement Units (ORUs) onboard was pulled out from the Unpressurized Logistics Carrier (ULC) of KOUNOTORI7 on September 29 , at 5:27 a.m. The EP will be transferred and temporarily placed on the designated […]

Kibo-ABC Members and Students from Philippines Participated in the Special Lecture of the “Double Layered Liquid Ball” Experiment Last Updated: September 28, 2018 Dr. Matsumoto (Credit: JAXA) Dr. Satoshi Matsumoto joined the Kibo-ABC regular monthly web conference on April 26th. He gave a special lecture on the “Double Layered Liquid Ball” experiment which was carried […]

ADVERTISEMENT FEATURE Advertiser retains sole responsibility for the content of this article Orbiting hundreds of kilometres above the Earth’s surface, satellites launched by the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) are at the forefront of climate change In association with The Greenhouse gases Observing SATellite-2 (GOSAT-2) in orbit © JAXA Climate change caused by humans threatens […]

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Zeldovich Medal awarded to Japanese researcher for research results of fluid dynamics experiments on-board “Kibo” at COSPAR 2018 Last Updated: September 13, 2018 At COSPAR 2018, the scientific assembly of the Committee on Space Research (COSPAR) held on July 14 – 22 in the US, Dr. Taishi Yano, Assistant Professor of Faculty of Engineering at […]