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Japan's SLIM spacecraft, a 'moon sniper,' to join lunar landing rush with Aug. 26 launch

The Japanese Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) will send the Smart Lander for Investigating Moon, or SLIM, to our natural satellite to demonstrate accurate lunar landing techniques.

Space

What time will SpaceX launch the Crew-7 astronauts for NASA on Aug. 25?

SpaceX's Crew-7 mission plans to launch four astronauts to the International Space Station on Aug. 25, and you can watch the broadcast live for free.

Space

XRISM: Inside the Mission Set to View Black Holes and Exploding Stars Like Never Before

Japan launches the highly-anticipated XRISM mission into space this week. A second chance after Hitomi, the X-ray mission will look at supernova, black holes, and more.

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New XRISM X-ray mission to study the most violent events in the universe will launch on Aug. 26

XRISM, a new mission to study X-ray signals stemming from violent explosions and scorching cosmic locations, will launch on Saturday (Aug. 26) to assist scientists studying the evolution of our universe.

Space

New X-ray telescope to be launched

Meet XRISM, the telescope collaboration between JAXA and NASA that could reveal the universe's secrets

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SpaceX Crew-8 astronaut mission: Live updates

Read the latest news about SpaceX's Crew-8 and Crew-9 missions to the International Space Station for NASA.

Space

SpaceX's Crew-7 mission will launch international crew to ISS next week

The astronauts on SpaceX's Crew-7 mission emphasized how well the International Space Station partnership is thriving, as new space alliances begin to take shape.

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Meet the SpaceX Crew-7 astronauts launching to the ISS on Aug. 25

Four astronauts are flying to the International Space Station on Aug. 25 from NASA, Japan, Europe and Russia. Here's some info about this new crew.

Space

Here are the big stories from Karnataka today

Karnataka Today newsletter: Chandrayaan-3 just 1,437 km away from moon, and more

The Hindu

Watch an Antares rocket launch cargo to the International Space Station tonight

Northrop Grumman's final Antares 200 series rocket is poised to launch the NG-19 resupply mission to the International Space Station, delivering over 8,200 pounds of research and provisions.

Space

Japan gearing up to launch small moon lander next month

The SLIM moon lander will test precision landing and pave the way for small-scale exploration of Earth's nearest neighbor.

Space

Explosion occurs during JAXA solid-fuel rocket experiment

NOSHIRO, Akita -- An explosion occurred Friday morning during a ground combustion experiment involving the second-stage engine of Japan's new Epsilon S solid-fuel rocket.

The Japan News/Yomiuri

Rocket being developed by Japan's space agency explodes during testing but no injuries reported

A rocket being developed by the Japanese space agency has exploded during testing but there were no reports of injuries

The Independent UK

JAXA's next H3 rocket to carry 2 microsatellites

The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) plans to send two microsatellites into orbit with the second launch of its H3 rocket following the failure of the first H3 rocket shortly after its launch in March.

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Nanoblock reveals new space model kits created with astronaut's advice

An astronaut who helped assemble the International Space Station is now behind a series of space building projects that are on a very different scale. Naoko Yamazaki advised on Nanoblock's new kits.

Space

Japan has a wild idea to launch a satellite made of wood in 2024

An international partnership has designed a wooden satellite scheduled to be jointly launched by the Japanese space agency (JAXA) and NASA sometime next year.

Space

What is the 2023 Humans to Mars Summit?

The 2023 Humans to Mars Summit, to be held in Washington, D.C. from May 16 to May 18, aims to add urgency to the quest to put boots on the Red Planet.

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NASA joins Japan's mission to collect the 1st samples of Mars moon Phobos

NASA and the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency signed a deal on April 17 to cooperate on a mission to collect samples of the Mars moon Phobos launching in 2024.

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H2A launch delayed as H3 probe drags on

The takeoff of Japan's H2A Launch Vehicle No. 47, which was scheduled for May, has been pushed back to at least summer, according to multiple government sources.

Reuters

Asteroid discovery suggests ingredients for life on Earth came from space

Two organic compounds essential for living organisms have been found in samples retrieved from the asteroid Ryugu, buttressing the notion that some ingredients crucial for the advent of life arrived on Earth aboard rocks from space billions of years ago.

The Japan News/Yomiuri

Wakata back from ISS after 5-month mission

WASHINGTON -- Astronaut Koichi Wakata of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) returned to Earth on Saturday with three crewmates from the International Space Station (ISS).

The Japan News/Yomiuri

Rocket program in crisis with string of failures

The H3 rocket's failed launch was the latest in a string of such failures among the launch vehicles of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA). These setbacks are putting Japan's rocket development program in a critical situation.

The Japan News/Yomiuri

H3 launch fails in blow to space program

The first H3 rocket was launched on Tuesday, but the mission ended in failure as the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) had to transmit a destruct command about 15 minutes after liftoff.

Evening Standard

Japan forced to destroy flagship H3 space rocket minutes after launch

The spacecraft was commanded to self-destruct after suffering an ignition failure in setback for Japan’s space programme

Bangkok Post

Japan’s space programme suffers setback

TOKYO: The inaugural launch of Japan’s next-generation rocket was aborted shortly after takeoff as launch controllers ordered it to self-destruct and plunge into the ocean, dealing a blow to the country’s aspirations to take on Elon Musk’s SpaceX.

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