[release] Confirmation of the asteroid Ryugu sample collection by the asteroid explorer, Hayabusa2

 The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency is pleased to confirm that samples from asteroid R …

[release] Status of Optical Communication Payload Aboard Optical Data Relay Satellite

 Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) confirmed that an optical communication paylo Click here for…

[release] Completion of Transportation of the Hayabusa2 Re-entry Capsule to the JAXA Sagamihara Campus

 We are pleased to announce that the Hayabusa2 re-entry capsule that was recovered in Woome …

[release] The Results of “Hayhabusa2” Re-entry Capsule Recovery

 On December 6, 2020, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) has recovered the body of t …

[release] Launch of the Crew Dragon Spacecraft (Crew-1) with JAXA Astronaut NOGUCHI Soichi aboard

The Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (Space X) has launched the Crew Dragon spacecraft (Crew-1 …

[release] New Launch Date and Time of Crew Dragon Spacecraft (Crew-1) with JAXA Astronaut NOGUCHI Soichi

As a result of the Flight Readiness Review (FRR) on November 10 (ET), Japan Aerospace Exploration …

[release] Results from Mercury Magnetospheric Orbiter “Mio” captured during Venus flyby

 The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) and European Space Agency (ESA) have measured Click…

[release] JAXA and ANA launch Joint Research on Remote Sensing Observation of Atmospheric Components using Passenger Aircraft and Satellites

Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (President: YAMAKAWA Hiroshi, hereinafter “JAXA”) and ANA HO Click here…

[release] Study Based on Observation Data from Asteroid Explorer “Hayabusa2” Published in Nature Astronomy

We hereby announce that a paper presenting the results of research based on asteroid Ryugu expl …

[release] Change of Schedule for the H3 Launch Vehicle Project

The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) has been pressing forward with the development of th …