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  2. JAXA - Wikipedia

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    In 2003, JAXA was formed by merging Japan's three space agencies to streamline Japan's space program, and JAXA took over operations of the H-IIA liquid-fueled launch vehicle, the M-V solid-fuel launch vehicle, and several observation rockets from each agency. The H-IIA is a launch vehicle that improved reliability while reducing costs by making ...

  3. Japan's space agency halts Epsilon S rocket engine test after ...

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    The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) said the combustion test resulted in an explosion of the second-stage motor 49 seconds after the ignition, causing fire at the Tanegashima Space ...

  4. Japan's SLIM probe regains power more than a week after moon ...

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    The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) re-established communication with its Smart Lander for Investigating Moon (SLIM) late on Sunday, a JAXA spokesperson said, nearly nine days after the ...

  5. Japan takes another shot at next-generation H3 rocket launch

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    The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) plans to launch its second H3 on Saturday from its Tanegashima Space Center in southern Japan. JAXA delayed the launch by two days to avoid high winds ...

  6. Japanese Lunar Exploration Program - Wikipedia

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    The Lunar Polar Exploration Mission (LUPEX) [47] is a planned joint lunar mission by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) and the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA). [48] [49] The mission would send an uncrewed lunar lander and rover to explore the south pole region of the Moon no earlier than 2028.

  7. Tsukuba Space Center - Wikipedia

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    The Tsukuba Space Center (TKSC) also known by its radio callsign Tsukuba, is the operations facility and headquarters for the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) located in Tsukuba Science City in Ibaraki Prefecture. The facility opened in 1972 and serves as the primary location for Japan's space operations and research programs.

  8. Japan’s space agency is about to launch a lunar lander and ...

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    The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, or JAXA, is expected to launch its XRISM mission, pronounced “crism,” from Japan on Sunday evening. The satellite, also called the X-Ray Imaging and ...

  9. Hayabusa - Wikipedia

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    Hayabusa (Japanese: はやぶさ, "Peregrine falcon") was a robotic spacecraft developed by the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) to return a sample of material from a small near-Earth asteroid named 25143 Itokawa to Earth for further analysis.