This is JAXA’s Japanese astronaut activity report for November, 2015. Astronaut Takuya Onishi continues training for his ISS long-duration stay Astronaut Takuya Onishi and his fellow members receive final examination for the 45S flight (Credit: JAXA/NASA) Astronaut Takuya Onishi, assigned as an ISS Expedition 48/49 crew member, participated in the final examination session as a […]
The Space Museum TeNQ (pron: ten-cue) celebrated its first anniversary in July 2015. Throughout the museum there are many creative exhibits that help visitors feel closer to the universe. The museum’s general manager, Eriko Masaki, reveals the secrets of the museum’s success. Mapping the Visitors’ “Mind Stories” — What is the concept of Space Museum […]
The second experiment using the ExHAM now underway Last Updated: January 19, 2016 JAXA’s Exposed Experiment Handrail Attachment Mechanism (ExHAM) provides an easy way to conduct material tests in an extreme space environment for the use of future artificial satellites and spacecraft, in order to clarify the following: To see how materials or parts actually […]
Increasingly evident effects of a long-term culture in the space environment on Medaka fish genes Last Updated: January 18, 2016 An experiment rearing Medaka fish* (Oryzias latipes) was conducted for two months from October 2012 in the Aquatic Habitat (AQH) on the Japanese Experiment Module (“Kibo”) of the International Space Station (ISS). The research intends […]
ALOS-2/PALSAR-2 Observation Results of Flooding on the Mississippi River Corresponding to emergency requests from NASA and the International Charter of Space and Major Disasters for flooding of the Mississippi River, the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) performed an emergency observation over the area shown in figure 1 by means of the Phased Array type L-band […]
JAXA President Monthly Regular Press Conference Date and time: From 11:00 – 11:25 a.m. on Dec. 17 (Thu.), 2015Venue: JAXA Tokyo Office Presentation Room (B1 floor)MC: Shigeki Kamigaichi, JAXA Public Affairs Department Director It’s already the year end, and I can summarize that 2015 was a very busy year for JAXA. The new Basic Plan […]
The nineteenth session of the Asia-Pacific Regional Space Agency Forum (APRSAF-19), under the main theme entitled “Enriching the quality of life through innovative space programs,” successfully concluded its 4-day program on Friday, December 14, 2012, at the Berjaya Times Square Hotel Malaysia, in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. APRSAF-19 was jointly organized by the Ministry of Science, […]
Call for Proposals Asian Try Zero-G, 2016 Last Updated: December 25, 2015 Kibo-ABC renewed “Try Zero-G for Asian youth” as “Asian Try Zero-G” program and invites your idea of the simple space experiment to be conducted in the International Space Station (ISS)/Kibo. Most updated point is the selection area became to 2 categories such as […]
The nineteenth session of the Asia-Pacific Regional Space Agency Forum (APRSAF-19), under the main theme entitled “Enriching the quality of life through innovative space programs,” successfully concluded its 4-day program on Friday, December 14, 2012, at the Berjaya Times Square Hotel Malaysia, in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. APRSAF-19 was jointly organized by the Ministry of Science, […]
TOP > Topics > 2015 > Akatsuki’s IR2 successfully visualizes fine-scale undulations of Venus clouds! The first light image taken by Akatsuki’s IR2 has arrived. The 2-micron camera IR2 is one of four high-resolution science imagers onboard Akatsuki. It takes a time to take the first image, because the sensor array on IR2 should be […]
JAXA Astronaut Activity Report, September, 2015 Last Updated: December 17, 2015 This is JAXA’s Japanese astronaut activity report for September, 2015. Astronaut Takuya Onishi continues training for his ISS long-duration stay Astronaut Takuya Onishi, a crew member for the Expedition 48/49 mission to the International Space Station (ISS), underwent training for a long-duration mission at […]
Topics List Dec. 14, 2015 UpdatedHayabusa2: Successful Earth swing-by and heading to Ryugu JAXA confirmed that the Asteroid Explorer “Hayabusa2” entered its target orbit to travel to an asteroid Ryugu after the Earth-swing-by on Dec. 3. The Hayabusa2 took images of the Earth using its onboard Optical Navigation Camera – Telescopic (ONC-T) after the swing-by. […]
Topics List Dec. 11, 2015 UpdatedX-ray Astronomy Satellite “ASTRO-H” to be launched on Feb. 12 The new generation X-ray astronomy satellite ASTRO-H is set for launch on February 12 (Fri.), by the H-IIA Launch Vehicle No. 30 from the Tanegashima Space Center. JAXA will broadcast a live launch report on the launch day. We will […]