Space for Humankind – JAXA Activities

Space Station keeps watch on world’s sea traffic

As the ISS circles Earth, it has begun tracking individual ships crossing the seas beneath. An…

JAXA Astronaut Activity Report, April 2010

This is JAXA's Japanese astronaut primary activity report for April 2010.

NASA Space Shuttle Crew Members Visit Staff at Glenn’s Plum Brook Station

NASA astronaut Dottie Metcalf-Lindenburger and Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency astronaut Naoko Yamazaki visit Plum Brook Station…

NASA Releases Kepler Data On Potential Extrasolar Planets

NASA's Kepler Mission has released 43 days of science data on more than 156,000 stars.

New Space Station Crew Members Launch From Kazakhstan

NASA astronauts Doug Wheelock and Shannon Walker and Russian cosmonaut Fyodor Yurchikhin launched to the International…

NASA Releases Data on Potential Extrasolar Planets

NASA's Kepler Mission has released 43 days of science data on more than 156,000 stars.

NASA Awards Space Network Ground Segment Sustainment Contract

NASA has awarded the Space Network Ground Segment Sustainment project contract to General Dynamics C4 Systems…

NASA Announces Education Research Program Award Recipients

NASA has awarded $16.8 million to colleges and universities nationwide to conduct research and technology development.

Shooting for the Moon

This image from 1967 shows the S-II stage of the Saturn V rocket as it was…