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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. Japanese space program - Wikipedia

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    The Japanese space program ( Japanese: 日本の宇宙開発) originated in the mid-1950s as a research group led by Hideo Itokawa at the University of Tokyo. The size of the rockets produced gradually increased from under 30 cm (12 in) at the start of the project, to over 15 m (49 ft) by the mid-1960s. The aim of the original research project ...

  4. Hayabusa2 - Wikipedia

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    Hayabusa2 ( Japanese: はやぶさ2, lit. ' Peregrine falcon 2') is an asteroid sample-return mission operated by the Japanese state space agency JAXA. It is a successor to the Hayabusa mission, which returned asteroid samples for the first time in June 2010. [ 10] Hayabusa2 was launched on 3 December 2014 and rendezvoused in space with near ...

  5. Japan's SLIM moon craft short on power after successful lunar ...

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    The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) said its Smart Lander for Investigating Moon (SLIM) landed the moon's surface at around 12:20 a.m. (1520 GMT Friday), but its solar panels were not ...

  6. Japanese scientists want to send a wooden satellite into space

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    Now, they are working with Japan’s space agency (JAXA) and NASA to send the prototype satellite, called LingoSat, into orbit early next year. Magnolia, cherry and birch.

  7. Japan lunar landing: ‘Moon sniper’ mission reaches surface ...

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    Japan is in contact with its newly arrived Moon lander, but it appears to be having technical problems, the country’s space agency has said.. The country sent its “Slim” spacecraft to the ...

  8. Japanese Lunar Exploration Program - Wikipedia

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    The (Japanese) Lunar Exploration Program ( Japanese: 月探査計画, romanized : tsuki tansa keikaku) is a program of robotic and human missions to the Moon undertaken by the Japanese Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) and its division, the Institute of Space and Astronautical Science (ISAS). It is also one of the three major enterprises of ...

  9. Japanese lander: ‘Moon sniper’ spacecraft lands on lunar ...

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    But the Japanese space agency has recently faced multiple setbacks in rocket development, including the launch failure in March of its new flagship rocket H3 that was meant to match cost ...