Result of the high-altitude drop test of a simulated small return capsule to establish return technology Last Updated: November 10, 2015 JAXA is developing a small return capsule that can be carried aboard the H-II Transfer Vehicle (HTV) KOUNOTORI, aiming to devise return capsule technologies and increase cargo return opportunities for precious samples obtained through […]
One of the five cameras aboard the Venus Climate Orbiter “PLANET-C” is the “IR2,” whose observation target is infrared rays that are about two micron in wavelength. It aims to measure the high-temperature atmosphere of Venus under thick clouds, its movement, and distribution of its trace components. In other words, the IR2 is a camera […]
Support messages welcomed for AKATSUKI’s second bid to be injected into Venus’ orbit on December 7 The Venus Climate Orbiter “AKATSUKI” will be maneuvered again for the second time to try to be injected into the Venus orbit on December 7, 2015. The orbit of the AKATSUKI has been controlled in preparation for meeting Venus […]
Topics List Nov. 2, 2015 UpdatedHayabusa2 set for Earth swing-by! Your support messages welcomed. The Asteroid Explorer “Hayabusa2” will fly near the Earth to perform an Earth swing-by utilizing the Earth’s gravity on Dec. 3 (Thur.) for its orbit control.The Hayabusa2, which soared into space on Dec. 3, 2014, will coincidentally come close to the […]
Topics List Nov. 2, 2015 UpdatedRelease of the JAXA Realtime Rainfall Watch Earth Observation Research Center (EORC) of Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) has developed GSMaP realtime version (GSMaP_NOW) providing rainfall information of current hour, and released those information through a new webpage “JAXA Realtime Rainfall Watch”.While GSMaP near-real-time version (GSMaP_NRT) is provided with 4-hour […]
Earth Observation Research Center (EORC) of Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) has developed GSMaP* realtime version (GSMaP_NOW) providing current rainfall information over the JMA’s geostationary satellite “Himawari” observation area, and released those information through a new webpage “JAXA Realtime Rainfall Watch” (Figure 1). GSMaP (Global Satellite Mapping of Precipitation) is a satellite-based global rainfall map […]
Featuring hot topics at the Aeronautical Technology Directorate, our quarterly magazine “FLIGHT PATH” introduces JAXA’s R&D activities in aeronautical field with plain articles.(English version issued twice a year in March and October) Latest issue: No.9/10 | 2015 AUTUMN Main contents Feature Stories JAXA Aeronautics at the heart of “all-Japan” R&D landscape D-SEND#2 Successful flight Flight […]
NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) announced the winner of the 8th edition of the Global Trajectory Optimization Competition (GTOC), and ACT-ISAS team won this year’s first place. The ACT-ISAS team was born as collaboration between ESA (European Space Agency) and ISAS (Institute of Space and Astronautical Science of Japan), including former ESA’s Advanced Concepts Team […]
Kibo-ABC Member Countries’ News: Indonesia and Japan Last Updated: October 26, 2015 Indonesian Youth talked with Astronaut Soichi Noguchi in the communication event of Space Science Festival in Bandung, Indonesia The communication event with JAXA astronaut Soichi Noguchi, has been held as a part of Space Science Festival in Indonesia, organized by National Institute of […]
Satellite Earth observations can provide valuable data and information for understanding the interconnections on a global scale between nature and society. There is a pressing need to better understand whether present and future satellite technologies and systems are meeting this expectation to contribute to policy, society and economy. This international seminar will invite international experts […]
Japanese and Brazilian CubeSats deployed from Kibo Last Updated: October 22, 2015 Astronaut Kimiya Yui announces the success of S-CUBE deployment (Credit: JAXA) On September 17, 2015, two CubeSats — SERPENS developed by the University of Brasilia (UnB) and S-CUBE of the Chiba Institute of Technology — were successfully deployed from the Japanese Experiment Module […]
Protein crystals grown in Kibo have returned to the ground (JAXA PCG experiment) Last Updated: October 16, 2015 Samples of the protein crystals for the JAXA PCG experiment launched alongside Astronaut Kimiya Yui aboard the Soyuz TMA-17M spacecraft (43S) on July 23 have completed growth in space and were returned to Earth on September 12. […]
JAXA President Monthly Regular Press Conference Date and time: From 11:00 – 11:45 a.m. on Sept. 10 (Thu.), 2015Venue: JAXA Tokyo Office Presentation Room (B1 floor)MC: Shigeki Kamigaichi, JAXA Public Affairs Department Director The recently launched “KOUNOTORI5” (HTV5) carried a small satellite of the Chiba Institute of Technology and one from Brazil. I would like […]