Japan space rocket commanded to self-destruct after launch The failure of the Epsilon-6 rocket launch is Japan’s first in nearly 20 years. Al Jazeera · Oct 12, 2022
Wakata arrives on ISS WASHINGTON -- A SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft arrived at the International Space Station at about 5 p.m. on Thursday (6 a.m. JST Friday), carrying four crew members including Koichi Wakata of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency. The Japan News/Yomiuri · Oct 7, 2022
Hayabusa samples point to high water content on Ryugu Samples from the Ryugu asteroid that were collected by the Hayabusa2 space probe contain water, according to a paper by researchers from Hokkaido University, the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency and other institutions that was published in the academic journal Science. The Japan News/Yomiuri · Jun 10, 2022
Japan to develop next-gen hydrogen engine for aircraft The Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology Ministry and the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) will begin development of a next-generation aircraft engine that uses liquid hydrogen as fuel in fiscal 2022. The Japan News/Yomiuri · Feb 19, 2022