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New 'Lunarcraft' game lets you build your own moon base in the Minecraft world

JAXA's new 'Lunarcraft' game allows Minecraft fans to create an outpost on the moon.

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Japan's H3 Rocket Successfully Places Observation Satellites in Orbit

Japan's H3 rocket successfully launches two satellites, marking a milestone in its space program and boosting competitiveness in the global space race.

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Japan successfully launches H3 rocket after back-to-back failures

The H3 flagship rocket is designed to replace the H-IIA after more than two decades in service.

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Japan's new H3 rocket reaches orbit for 1st time (video)

Japan's new H3 rocket reached orbit for the first time today (Feb. 16), bouncing back from a failure on its debut test flight nearly a year ago.

Space

Japan Makes Third Attempt To Launch Next-gen Rocket

Japan's space agency will try to launch its new flagship rocket on Saturday, hoping for third time lucky following years of delays and two aborted attempts.

International Business Times

Watch Japan launch its H3 rocket on return-to-flight mission tonight

Japan's new H3 rocket will attempt to bounce back from an explosive failure tonight (Feb. 16), and you can watch the action live.

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UK Invests £7.4 Million in Global Space Exploration Projects

The Space Science and Exploration Bilateral Programme will facilitate collaborations between British universities and international space agencies.

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JAXA's Flagship H3 Rocket Set for Second Test Flight

The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) is set to conduct a second test flight of its H3 rocket, aiming to achieve improved trajectory and lower cost...

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Japan's Lunar Mission Exceeds Expectations, Studying 10 Moon Rocks

Unmanned lunar spacecraft, SLIM, captures and analyzes 10 lunar rocks, providing insights into the origin of the moon. Japan's first lunar mission.

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Japan's SLIM moon lander snaps final photos before going dormant during lunar night

Japan's historic SLIM moon lander has powered down ahead of a likely mission-ending cold lunar nighttime — but not before grabbing some final images and loads of science data.

Space

Japanese moon probe back to work after sun reaches its solar panels

Japanese moon explorer resumes mission after landing upside down, analyzing lunar rocks to understand moon's origin and evolution.

The Hindu

Japan's upside-down SLIM moon lander wakes up on lunar surface and snaps new photos

Japan's first moon lander is furiously doing science after staying asleep for more than a week. How long it can keep going remains unclear.

Space

The Japanese moon lander gets back to work after the sun reaches its solar panels

A Japanese moon explorer is up and running Monday after several tense days without the sunlight it needs to generate power.

WEKU

Japanese Moon Probe Resumes Mission After Landing Upside Down

Japan's moon explorer successfully establishes communication after being stranded in darkness for several days, continuing its mission on the lunar surface.

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Japan's Moon lander comes back to life as power restored after being left 'upside down'

Japan's Moon lander has been able to resume operations roughly a week after being left upside down following landing.

International Business Times

Japan's Moon Lander Comes Back To Life

Japan's Moon lander has come back to life, the space agency said Monday, enabling the craft to proceed with its mission of investigating the lunar surface despite its rocky start.

Space

NASA orbiter spies Japan's struggling SLIM moon lander on lunar surface (photo)

NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter captured an image of Japan's SLIM moon lander as it rests upside down on the lunar surface.

The Hindu

Japan confirms moon-lander made ‘pinpoint’ landing, with Chandrayaan help

Japan's space agency successfully achieved a pinpoint landing on the moon, becoming the fifth country to soft-land a robotic instrument, with some help from ISRO’s Chandrayaan 2 mission.

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Japan's high-precision 'Moon Sniper' spacecraft hit its target, but it landed upside down

On Jan. 19, Japan's 'Moon Sniper' spacecraft made a successful soft landing on the moon. The landing was the most precise in lunar history; it was also upside-down.

Space

'We proved that you can land wherever you want.' Japan's SLIM moon probe nailed precise lunar landing, JAXA says

Japan's SLIM spacecraft made a strange but precise lunar landing, touching the moon with the tip of its nose as it landed incredibly close its target location.

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Japan's Successful Lunar Mission: Pinpoint Landing on Moon

Japan successfully landed its lunar probe, SLIM, on the moon, albeit slightly off target. Despite a landing mishap, the mission marks a significant achieve...

Al Jazeera

Japan’s ‘Moon Sniper’ makes successful pinpoint landing, space agency says

Japan says it has received all of the data about its aircraft’s historic landing after having to power it off.

Space

Japan's SLIM moon lander photographed on the lunar surface — on its nose (image)

A newly released photo shows SLIM, Japan's first successful moon lander, resting on the lunar surface.

International Business Times

Japan Craft Made Successful Pin-point Moon Landing, Space Agency Says

Japan's "Moon Sniper" craft made a pin-point lunar landing despite last-minute engine problems, the space agency said Thursday as it released the first images from the mission.

The Hindu

Japan, 5th country to moon-land, used tech that will support future missions

Japan landed its Smart Lander for Investigating the Moon, or SLIM, craft on the surface of the Moon on Jan. 20, 2024

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