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Last updated:September 10, 2018 HTV7 Mission Timeline * In-flight schedule of the HTV7 mission is subject to change depending on the ISS’s operational timeline. * Photos used in the table were taken during the previous HTV missions. Some Computer Graphics (CG) images are included. Let’s block ads! (Why?) To source

Last Updated: September 5, 2018 HTV Small Re-entry Capsule HTV Small Re-entry Capsule(Credit： JAXA) In the mission of HTV7 (“KOUNOTORI 7”), after completing the re-supply mission to ISS, HTV7 will demonstrate the novel technology for recovering experiment samples from ISS, which Japan has not obtained up until now, by taking advantage of the opportunity of […]

Last Updated: September 5, 2018 HTV7 Payload HTV7 “KOUNOTORI7” delivers a total of 6.2 metric tons of cargo to the ISS, including 4.3 metric tons in the Pressurized Logistic Carrier (PLC) and 1.9 metric tons on the Unpressurized Logistic Carrier (ULC). Major supply goods to be delivered on board are as follows: * Images below […]

August 17, 2018 SOLWIN starts trial operation at Tottori Airpor The trial operation of the Sodar-based Low-level Wind Information (SOLWIN) system has started at Tottori Sand Dunes Conan Airport (Tottori Airport) for one year from August 1, 2018. SOLWIN was jointly developed by Sonic Corporation and JAXA through JAXA’s Open Laboratory Scheme. Prior to conducting […]

August 1, 2018 ALWIN won President Award of Japan Aeronautical Engineers’ Association The Airport Low-level Wind Information (ALWIN) advisory system was cooperatively developed by JAXA and the Japan Meteorological Agency, and has been in operation at Haneda Airport (Tokyo International Airport) and Narita International Airport since April 2017. The Japan Aeronautical Engineers’ Association presented the […]

HTV7 media briefing at Tanegashima Space Center Last Updated: July 28, 2018 HTV7(Credit: JAXA, photograped in the TNSC SFA2) On July 28th, the H-II Transfer Vehicle (HTV7) “KOUNOTORI 7” was unveiled to media at JAXA’s Tanegashima Space Center (TNSC) along with the briefing of its upcoming mission. Many journalists gathered to take the opportunity to […]

Topics July 20,2018 JAXA wind tunnel test result wins JSASS technology award The JSASS technology award was presented to the “Acquisition and Publication of Transonic Wind Tunnel Test Data of the 80% Scaled NASA Common Research Model” that uses the JAXA “2m x 2m transonic wind tunnel.” The award was given in recognition of the […]

Initiating the second joint exposed experiment on board “Kibo” with the Republic of Turkey Last Updated: July 19, 2018 In the evening of May 23, 2018, the second experiment of the collaboration mission between Japan and Turkey (*1) has been initiated using the Experiment Handrail Attachment Mechanism (ExHAM) of the Exposed Facility, an external platform […]

JAXA’s 3rd Mouse breeding mission finished Last Updated: July 19, 2018 The 3rd Mouse breeding mission (for 31 days from April 4 to May 5), which had been conducted on board the Pressurized Module of Japanese Experiment Module (JEM) “Kibo” , completed and the space-bred mice returned to Earth aboard the Dragon spacecraft (SpX-14) on […]

Amyloid β-protein “Amyloid fibril” extends under the microgravity environment – Flash analysis report of the first “Amyloid” space experiment handled by Astronaut Kanai – Last Updated: July 19, 2018 National Research and Development AgencyJapan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA)Exploratory Research Center on Life and Living Systems (ExCELLS)/Institute for Molecular Science (IMS),Inter-University Research Institute CorporationNational Institutes of […]

Three CubeSats successfully deployed from “Kibo”! Last Updated: June 26, 2018 On May 11, three CubeSats developed respectively by Kenya, Turkey, and Costa Rica were successfully and separately deployed from the Japanese Experiment Module “Kibo” at 7:30 and 7:40 p.m. After the deployment, radio waves were successfully received from the three satellites. CubeSat being deployed […]

CubeSats for BIRDS-2 handed over to JAXA. Launch preparations completed! Last Updated: June 26, 2018 On May 15, 2018, three CubeSats designed and developed in Japan by students from Bhutan, the Philippines, and Malaysia were handed over to JAXA at the JAXA Tsukuba Space Center, and started loading preparations for their launch. The CubeSats handed […]

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