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, professor at jaxa. jaxa will be launching the first rocket. photo: yngve vogt
jaxa president tachikawa at the heads of agency plenary session. the jaxa booth at the space exhibition .
nasa / jaxa image: iss028e049720 - japan aerospace exploration agency (jaxa) astronaut satoshi furukawa along with russian cosmonaut sergei volkov work on the jaxa pcg investigation .
under such circumstances, jaxa' s president led all - jaxa discussions to deliberate jaxa' s activities and its role in order to keep contributing to society, then compiled a management philosophy and action declaration of the
new - born jaxa
for the
jaxa philosophy
below .
jaxa is hoping to hire the mid - career employees with a various background and their own expertise. jaxa strongly expects them to engage in and advance the jaxa aerospace mission .
jaxa retains ownership of the dataset. jaxa cannot guarantee any problem caused by or possibly caused by using the datasets .
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release of the jaxa realtime rainfall watch ,
jaxa, nov. 2, 2016, url: urltoken
nasa / jaxa image: iss041e111274 - view during the japan aerospace exploration agency (jaxa) protein crystal growth (pcg) investigation .
jaxa is seeking for outstanding young researchers who participates in various aerospace projects with specialized knowledge which promote jaxa projects more effectively and efficiently .
figure 34: cooperation between jaxa and noaa regarding amsr2 data of gcom - w1 (image credit: jaxa, ref. 29 )
jamss receives the satellite from the user and handover it to jaxa. jaxa will launch and deploy the satellite from the iss. jamss also coordinate with jaxa for the schedule based on the user’s request .
the ikaros satellite was designed and developed at jspec (jaxa space exploration center). jaxa / jspec is an organizational unit of jaxa established in 2007 with the objective to coordinate all space (and planetary) exploration activities at jaxa. under contract and direction of jaxa, nec toshiba space systems ltd. was engaged in the total system development, manufacturing, and testing of ikaros. 18 )
astroscale and jaxa hope their studies will expedite development of the much needed technology .
research on reusable vehicles - dr. yoshifumi inatani - jaxa - nov. 03
japan’s participation in the iss has boosted the nation’s aerospace development technology, jaxa says .
artist' s concept of the htv' s re - entry. credit: jaxa
jaxa comprises 5 offices, one innovation hub and other common departments, including isas .
we sell jaxa goods and space - related products. they are suitable for souvenirs .
jaxa super computer system (jss2) was used in processing of the reanalysis versions .
about 40 jaxa technicians are currently scouring the skies to track down the expensive observatory .
nevertheless, the proposal itself recommended a three phased approach to jaxa’s lunar exploration program .
artist’s impression of the mmx spacecraft in launch configuration. image credit: jaxa / isas
a community of people of various professions interested in the (then) next minor body exploration mission of the jaxa' s hayabusa spacecraft (jaxa hayabusa page in japanese) .
japan aerospace exploration agency protein crystallization growth (jaxa pcg) - 02. 28. 18
- is een belangrijke speler in internationale ruimtemissies van onder andere esa, nasa en jaxa .
space agencies: esa, nso, cnes, nasa / gsfc, jaxa / isas .
jaxa: engineering test satellite viii
kiku no. 8
( ets - viii )
opened the homepage of the jaxa lunar and planetary exploration data analysis group (jlpeda) .
spica / safari team visited isas / jaxa, japan, on november 24, 2017 .
you can find data and information on parts for space use that are qualified by jaxa .
jaxa | engineering test satellite viii
kiku no. 8
( ets - viii )
japanese programme: jaxa (at the time: nasda) responsible of development and operations .
data processing and distribution from the jaxa earth observation data analysis research center (eorc) .
jaxa officials said the agency has already selected four other piggybacks for a launch in 2011 .
astronaut dr jon garan watering cucumber seedlings on board the iss. credit jaxa, nasa .
reusable vehicle flight experiment at noshiro testing center - jaxa - nov. 7. 03 .
reusable vehicle test at noshiro testing center - isas / jaxa - oct. 15. 03
the japan aerospace exploration agency (jaxa) is seeking to recruit a professor at the department of space flight systems, institute of space and astronautical science, jaxa, as described below .
but even if jaxa does get approval to build hitomi version 2. 0, they need nasa’s involvement. that’s because jaxa wasn’t responsible for the main instrument — america’s space agency was .
figure 16: antarctica' s sea ice on sept. 22, 2013 observed by the amsr2 instrument on jaxa' s gcom - w1 spacecraft (image credit: nasa, jaxa )
[ photo: signing of the mou (from left）mr. bolden, administrator of nasa / mr. o’brien, associate administrator of nasa / dr. okumura, president of jaxa / mr. yamamoto vice president of jaxa / mr. hirabayashi gosat - 2 project manager of jaxa ]
artist' s depiction of jaxa' s ikaros spacecraft in space. image credit: andrzej mirecki
the japanese aerospace exploration agency, jaxa, will be launching the first rocket this coming december .
opened the english homepage of the jaxa lunar and planetary exploration data analysis group (jlpeda) .
akari all - sky images: 65, 90, 140 and 160 micrometres. credit: jaxa
release of jica - jaxa forest early warning system in the tropics (jj - fast) .
figure 18: digital 3d map image example of mt. everest (image credit: jaxa )
an image of the near - earth asteroid itokawa taken from the hayabusa spacecraft. (jaxa )
jaxa | launch schedule of michibiki no. 4 aboard h - iia launch vehicle no. 36
mitsubishi heavy industries, ltd. national research and development agency japan aerospace exploration agency (jaxa )
jaxa | launch schedule of h - iia launch vehicle no. 35 encapsulating michibiki no. 3
copyright © 2018 japan manned space systems corporation. all rights reserved / photo by jaxa and nasa
). the returned samples have been curated in jaxa’s extraterrestrial sample curation center, organized by the astromaterials science research group, institute of space and astronautical science, jaxa (yada et al .
a diagram of a crew capsule being developed by the japan aerospace exploration agency (jaxa) .
a rendering of a proposed supersonic passenger jet by the japan aerospace exploration agency (jaxa) .
one key experiment entails astronomical and environmental observations of earth and other celestial bodies, according to jaxa .
the japan aerospace exploration agency (jaxa) is seeking to recruit an associate professor as described below .
for more information on the gcom - w1 mission please visit jaxa gcom - w1 website: urltoken .
an ss - 520 rocket is shown in this undated photo from the japan aerospace exploration agency. | jaxa
three jaxa astronaut candidates (mr. yui, ohnishi and kanai) were certified as iss onboard astronauts .
nasa / jaxa image: iss041e111301 - view of esa astronaut alex gerst and russian cosmonaut alexander samokutyaev (holding canisters bags) during the japan aerospace exploration agency (jaxa) protein crystal growth (pcg) investigation .
for the details of oicets / index satellites and their achievements in orbit, please visit jaxa home page .
30) information provided by misako kachi of jaxa / eorc (earth observation research center), japan .
[ photo: jaxa president okumura (left), spacex ceo, mr. musk (right) ]
jaxa plans to be part of a multinational manned mission and send an astronaut to the moon by 2030 .
“jaxa is also using its expertise to assist developing nations and their own space programs, ” he said .
japan' s aerospace exploration agency (jaxa) has successfully tested a new design for a supersonic airliner .
changing the number of solid rocket boosters on the h3 depending on payload mass. (credit: jaxa )
a concept & readiness to the reusable sounding rocket - yoshifumi inatani - isas / jaxa - may. 2007
jaxa puts emphasis on international cooperation, and currently most of the projects have been conducted through international cooperation .
jaxa asks participation in various jaxa projects of young researchers with specialized knowledge which promote the projects more effectively and efficiently. of this business, jaxa aims many talented young researchers have experiences at the space aviation - related site and learn actual operation of the projects. the employed researchers should support the project from the research side, and in addition, they are asked to promote the cultural and technical information exchange with researchers outside jaxa .
jaxa offers an internship program for students with a strong interest in space aeronautics to have on - site job experience related to their major and their future careers. this program does not relate to regular employment by jaxa .
the mutual agreement is part of the jaxa - nasa partnership in the field of satellites. the collaborative relationship includes jaxa' s onboard devices on nasa' s aqua satellite and trmm (tropical rainfall measuring mission), both of which are currently in operation, and nasa' s onboard equipment on jaxa' s advanced earth observing satellites (adeos and adeos - ii) in the past. in addition, nasa and jaxa plan to launch nasa' s gpm (global precipitation mission) on a jaxa launcher in 2013. 78) 79 )
jaxa: on october 1, 2003, isas, nal and nasda were merged into one independent administrative institution: the japan aerospace exploration agency (jaxa). the consolidation of these three formerly independent organizations will allow a continuous and systematic approach to space exploration, from basic research to development and practical application. [ jaxa jobs ]
the safety and mission assurance department developed, registered and maintain the
jaxa space debris mitigation standard
and its support document. all the projects in jaxa are reviewed in the safety review board for their debris mitigation plan .
- is an important player in the international space missions of esa, nasa, and jaxa, among others .
we would like to introduce jaxa' s past exploration missions to the moon and planets in the solar system .
jaxa offers scientists and engineers in aerospace an opportunity to conduct research into the scientific and technical aspects of space .
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hinode encountered annular solar eclipse ,
jaxa, oct. 27, 2014, url: urltoken
in the long term, jaxa hopes to develop a true human - rated spaceship sometime in the late 2020s .
updated with new information from jaxa about akatsuki' s orbit and the agency' s plans for the spacecraft .
look out jeff bezos, here comes jaxa' s reusable rocket! - hyperbola - apr. 30. 08
the japan aerospace exploration agency (jaxa) marked its 10th anniversary on october 1, 2013. our business environment has been drastically changing as the law concerning jaxa has been revised and the new basic plan on space policy defines jaxa as
the core organization that provides technical support for the entire governmental development and utilization of space projects .
although jaxa / eorc has taken every care to manage the current site, jaxa assumes no responsibility regarding the safety of the contents of the site or the reliability of information provided on the site. jaxa is not responsible to you for any damage that may be caused by the use of the site and / or the information on the site .
meanwhile, on july 8 the japan aerospace exploration agency (jaxa) announced its development plans for the h3 launch vehicle. jaxa has earmarked ¥190 billion for developing the h3, a two - stage liquid - fuel rocket that will accommodate up to four solid - fuel boosters. jaxa’s plans call for the h3 to make its maiden flight in 2020. the h3 promises to reduce launch costs and lead times greatly, and jaxa is scheduling six flights a year .
you can find official jaxa press releases on the website. you can also subscribe through e - mail or rss .
jaxa is conducting the h - iia upgrade project to improve the h - iia launch capability and its global competitiveness .
jaxa held a management review to confirm the readiness for the selection of the prime contractor and consequent start of development .
even though hitomi is completely lost, neither jaxa nor nasa are giving up on the idea of a successor mission .
radio astronomy halca (muses - b) finishes... - jaxa (japan aerospace exploration agency) | facebook
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completion of kiku no. 8 operation ,
jaxa, january 11, 2017, url: urltoken
• on dec. 18, 2013, the jaxa / eorc tropical cyclone database of amsr2 was released. 43 )
fantastic! go akatsuki. jaxa and all involved have done a wonderful job recovering the probe and deserve big congratulations .
both lapcat - ii and jaxa are part of a hypersonic knowledge - transfer project between europe and japan called hikari .
artist’s concept of the mmx spacecraft in orbital configuration, with its scientific instruments indicated. image credit: jaxa / isas
q. the basic space law was enacted last may. how do you think it will change japan' s space strategy? also, the law mentions revision of space institutions, including jaxa. how is this going to change jaxa ?
japan aerospace exploration agency, or jaxa, is japan' s national aerospace agency formed through the merger of three organizations .
jaxa performs various activities related to aerospace as an organization, from basic research in the aerospace field to development and utilization .
the japan aerospace exploration agency (jaxa) was formed in 2003 after the merger of three government space organizations into one. jaxa is responsible for all civilian space activities in japan, with activities ranging from basic space research to ongoing space missions .
launch of the # jaxa h - iia with # qzs2. reports that the second stage now in parking orbit. urltoken
the desire for better space weather forecasts is the most important reason why nasa and jaxa are involved in this collaborative research .
note: in february, 2017, responsibility for the qzss transitioned from jaxa to the cabinet office, government of japan .
spica science conference 2017 (spica 研究会) was held at isas / jaxa, japan, on november 22, 2017 .
the soft x - ray imager on xarm will also have improved resolution over the instrument on hitomi, jaxa officials said .
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highlights from a decade of jaxa and nasa' s hinode solar observatory ,
nasa, sept. 22, 2016, url: urltoken cade - of - jaxa - and - nasa - s - hinode - solar - observatory
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hinode captured total solar eclipse over australia ,
jaxa, nov. 19, 2012, url: urltoken
many projects are currently going on at jaxa. all the project managers talk about the attraction and future of their missions .
it went well, it was successful ,
a jaxa spokeswoman told reporters soon after the model returned to earth .
nasa / jaxa image: iss022e057676 - view of japan aerospace exploration agency (jaxa) soichi noguchi, expedition 22 flight engineer (fe), during installation of protein crystal growth (pcg) canister into the protein crystallization research facility (pcrf) .
jaxa has six other astronauts, including two women, and two candidates who were selected in february and started training in april .
as jaxa’s status was changed from an independent administrative agency to a “national research and development agency, ” its organization was restructured .
jaxa earth observation research center (eorc) developed video tutorial
let' s sar land use and land cover classification
.
• july 4, 2012: jaxa released some observation images of earth acquired by gcom - w1 (shizuku). 57 )
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shizuku captures 2013 nikkei global environmental technology award ,
jaxa, oct. 17, 2013, url: urltoken
memorandum signature ceremony [ photo: (left）dr. okumura, president of jaxa, (right）mr. bolden, administrator of nasa ]
jaxa has said it is considering offering technical cooperation to the groups, including providing the findings of the agency' s experiments .
jaxa / mhi arent the only organization in japan that builds rockets, by the way. so all hope is not lost .
the next goal for rockets
or
the world of the swindler ?
- isas / jaxa - march. 2005
ddiscussed by hiroyuki ogawa of jaxa during a session of the international personal spaceflight symposium in las cruces, nm in october 2007 .
the high quality protein crystal growth experiment (jaxa pcg) is aimed at the growth of crystals of biological macromolecules by the counter - diffusion technique. the main scientific objective of the jaxa pcg experiment is to make high quality protein crystals in the microgravity environment .
on 19 august 2015, a japan aerospace exploration agency (jaxa) h - iib rocket launched the kounotori h - ii transfer vehicle (htv - 5) into orbit on a five - day rendezvous with the international space station. credit: jaxa / nasa
jaxa said a u. s. company plans to launch a spacecraft in 2017 with the same level of landing technology as slim .
figure 7: alternate view of the gcom - w1 spacecraft in orbit (image credit: jaxa, ref. 10) 29 )
figure 12: sample amsr2 weekly image in the timeframe feb. 5 - 11, 2016 (image credit: jaxa / eorc )
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gcom - w: sea ice hits record low ,
jaxa, feb. 21, 2017, url: urltoken
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noaa to utilize data acquired by shizuku ,
jaxa press release, sept. 05, 2014, url: urltoken
jaxa is involved in two elements of the geo carbon project: global monitoring of greenhouse gases from space, and forest carbon tracking .
they participated in jaxa' s new employee orientation program during the first half of this april along with other new jaxa employees. during the second half, they attended lectures on the basics of space and the iss, language lessons, and physical training at tksc .
jaxa has adopted simplified engine configuration for the h3 launch vehicle, which agency officials expect will help reduce the cost per launch to approximately ¥5 billion. that is about half the cost per launch with the h2a, jaxa’s present workhorse launch vehicle. the simplified engine configuration and other improvements will also greatly reduce the lead time per launch, which underlies jaxa’s plans for conducting a launch every two months .
meanwhile, jaxa said wednesday it is pushing back the launch date for the country’s first unmanned moon landing to the second half of fiscal 2019. jaxa informed a panel meeting of the science ministry about the delay. the project was originally due to liftoff in fiscal 2018 .
the only spacecraft at venus, jaxa’s akatsuki vehicle marked the completion of its first earth - year at venus this month on 7 december .
while there were unknowns, per the parameters of the ascent, a successful spacecraft separation was confirmed by jaxa shortly after the event occurred .
the ss - 520 - 4 launcher is in position for liftoff in this photo from the uchinoura space center taken monday. credit: jaxa
jaxa seeks to recruit a professor (academic staff) at department of spacecraft engineering, institute of space and astronautical science (isas) .
earth explorer core mission in the framework of the esa living planet programme; joint esa - jaxa programme: esa responsible of the overall programme and supplier of the platform, most part of the payload and the launch service; jaxa supplier of the cloud radar. shared operations .
- jaxa has been processing about 100 digital 3d maps per month as part of its engineering validation activities of daichi so far. with the research and development for full automatic and mass processing map compilations conducted, jaxa obtained a perspective to process 150, 000 maps per month. by applying these research and development results, jaxa started the 3d map processing in march 2014 — the complete global 3d map is expected to be available in march 2016. jaxa will commission the compiling work and service provision to ntt data corporation. 16) 17) 18 )
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shizuku cooperates with mirai on arctic ocean investigation and observations ,
jaxa, oct. 1, 2012, url: urltoken
expectations are growing for data from jaxa’s satellites. in particular, daichi and ibuki are highly rated by many geo participating countries and organizations .
oct. 31, 2017 [ aeronautical technology directorate ] [ pr brochure ] jaxa aeronautics magazine
flight path
no. 17 / 18
a jaxa spokesperson told cnn the plan wasn' t to send an exclusively japanese rocket to the moon, which would be extremely costly .
jaxa plans to commence development of the probe in the next fiscal year, which starts in april, if the project is given government funding .
jaxa is looking for talented and motivated individuals who are willing to work at the frontline of japanese space development, space science and aviation technology .
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experience the moment of lift - off of jaxa' s main rocket, the h - iia, on a large screen with full audio .
jaxa announced an invitation to the private sector on a proposal competition for the prime contractor for development and launch services of the new launch vehicles .
jaxa seeks to recruit a professor (academic staff) at department of interdisciplinary space science, institute of space and astronautical science (isas) .
jaxa seeks to recruit a professor (academic staff) at department of solar system sciences, institute of space and astronautical science (isas) .
a japanese government document dated may 30 indicated jaxa would set up a project team and select a manufacturer for the xarm spacecraft within one year .
jaxa provides observation data acquired by earth observation satellites after processing and calibrating the data (such as geometrical calibration and correction on radiation volume. )
• moreover, the ets - viii spacecraft a high precise clock system for the satellite positioning experiments was developed by jaxa and nict. 3 )
data processed at esrin, except data from the cloud profiling radar that are processed by jaxa at the earth observation research center (eorc) .
the circle marks the spot selected for sample collection. the shadow of the spacecraft on the asteroid surface can be clearly seen. (jaxa )
a program research and development group also set out to enhance jaxa’s space science, manned, and space solar power system (ssps) programs .
the mission involves the experimental smart lander for investigating moon and would represent japan’s first lunar exploration attempt since jaxa launched an unmanned orbiter in 2007 .
this plan is a target project by jaxa. therefore, it is subject to change due to the actual budget status and project development progress .
jamss supports the satellite design activities from view of iss safety and j - ssod interface compatibility, and flexibly coordinate with jaxa to get acceptance .
by contributing towards this project, jaxa hopes to earn a place at the station, acting as a springboard for an eventual mission to send an astronaut to the lunar surface. japanese national broadcaster nhk reported that jaxa expressed interest in the idea at an education ministry meeting on june 28 .
jaxa and indian space research organization (isro) signed the implementation arrangement (ia) concerning cooperation on validations, improvements, and applications of rainfall products using satellite images and ground measurements. this cooperation was agreed between jaxa and isro under the memorandum of understanding (mou), which was concluded in november 2016 between both agencies to promote collaboration in the space field. jaxa will provide observation data of global precipitation measureme ...
along with the compilation of the above new jaxa philosophy, we decided on a new corporate slogan. instead of our former slogan of
reaching for the skies, exploring space
, the following phrase has been selected. you can use the slogan with the jaxa logo as shown below .
c. data policy please note that jaxa basically restricted re - distribution of any images and data which we produced and put on our www / ftp sites. please check jaxa site policy for details from here, or contact to the trmm real - time office if you have any questions .
jaxa terminated a satellite launch in mid - flight sunday after a communications malfunction forced the space agency to abort ignition of the host rocket’s second stage .
a newer jaxa mission to station is a
talking robot
, kirobo, intended to interact with astronauts and gain information about their mental health .
debris from the htv would have likely fallen in a rectangular box stretching across the pacific ocean between new zealand and south america, according to jaxa .
jaxa & nasa team with the successes of hayabusa 1, akatsuki, hayabusa 2. hotel mars: jim green nasa. david livingston, urltoken .
japan aerospace exploration agency (jaxa) calls for young researchers participation in various aerospace projects with specialized knowledge which promote the projects more effectively and efficiently .
jaxa seeks to recruit an associate professor (academic staff) at department of solar system sciences, institute of space and astronautical science (isas) .
jaxa seeks to recruit a professor (academic staff) at department of space astronomy and astrophysics, institute of space and astronautical science (isas) .
jaxa seeks to recruit an associate professor (academic staff) at department of space flight systems, institute of space and astronautical science (isas) .
jaxa seeks to recruit an assistant professor (academic staff) at department of space flight systems, institute of space and astronautical science (isas) .
the english version of the spica homepage is fully updated, after the spica mission definition review at isas / jaxa, completed in november, 2015 .
figure 8: arctic sea ice extent acquired on sept. 13, 2017 by the gcom - w1 spacecraft of jaxa (image credit: nsidc )
the singapore - based venture, which specializes in space - debris removal technology, will analyze data from its space debris collection satellite along with jaxa .
for this space medicine part of jaxa’s development, two tech demos are scheduled on the iss – one in approximately 2015 and the second in 2021 .
the japan aerospace exploration agency (jaxa) is planning to attempt japan’s first lunar landing in fiscal 2018, sources close to the project said sunday .
only slightly more than a week since the launch of michibiki - 3, japan’s space agency jaxa has announced the launch schedule for michibiki - 4 .
“it’s been quite a long period of waiting, ” says masato nakamura, jaxa project manager at the institute of space and astronautical science in sagamihara .
jamss prepares for safety data package of the satellite, submit it to jaxa, and attend jaxa / nasa safety review on behalf of the satellite user. jamss also performs the satellite fit - check to j - ssod at customer desired location prior to the satellite handover to jaxa, which will minimize any potential risk at the handover such as size mismatching and interference. jamss proceeds the iss safety review process as simple and user - friendly as possible .
the program initially fell under the authority of the national space development agency but is now under nasda’s successor, the japan aerospace exploration agency, or jaxa .
the flight to orbit marked the first time jaxa had used the h - iib rocket, a beefed up version of the existing h - 11a launcher .
the japan aerospace exploration agency (jaxa) and the planetary society (tps) will launch the mission support campaign together for ikaros and lightsail - 1 .
the japan aerospace exploration agency (jaxa) is seeking to recruit few professors at the institute of space and astronautical science (isas) as described below .
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invisible
solar nanoflares confirmed by ultra - high sensitivity observations ,
jaxa press release, 10 oct. 2017, url: urltoken
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shizuku (gcom - w - 1) to provide brightness temperature products ,
jaxa, jan. 25, 2013, url: urltoken
jaxa has been developing and launching various scientific and practical satellites including meteorological and communication satellites, and they are useful for clarifying space science mysteries and for the benefit of our daily lives. jaxa continues its efforts to develop satellites that can contribute to acquiring cutting - edge technologies and solving global environmental problems. jaxa' s technologies learned from such a development experience and acquired data are utilized for the expansion of industry and for the improvement of our quality of life. in addition, jaxa is also launching the “kounotori” (htv), a pivotal cargo transporter to the international space station. the transportation means for satellites and space transporters to go to space are launch vehicles. the following is the launch schedule of jaxa’s satellites and transporters for future space development and technological research .
they said the proposal was for jaxa to contribute to a multinational manned lunar probe by contributing technology, which would grant japan a spot on the mission .
the collection and analysis of the itokawa asteroid samples brought back by hayabusa utilize the wide - ranging technological capabilities of the hitachi group in cooperation with jaxa .
the operation of the precipitation radar (pr) on board the tropical rainfall measuring mission (trmm) satellite was completed on 7 october 2014, as the japan aerospace exploration agency jaxa announced. trmm is a joint enterprise between nasa and jaxa and is aimed to measure rainfall for extreme weather monitoring and climate research .
“it’s very regrettable. we’d like to determine the cause” of the failure, said hiroto habu, an associate professor at jaxa, said later in the day .
roughly one - fifth the size of jaxa’s mainstay h - iia rocket, the ss - 520 is a three - stage type based on a two - stage model used by jaxa. it was designed to place a satellite weighing up to 4 kg in orbit at an altitude of up to 2, 000 km .
jaxa asked the private sector for the request for information (rfi) for the selection criteria of the prime contractor and the basic agreement (draft agreement. )
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due to sudden pressure decreases on july 2014 and lack of fuel, nasa and jaxa agreed on starting the descent of the spacecraft from 402. 5 km to the current 392. 5 km. jaxa decided to conduct further operations during the six months of trmm' s descent and to distribute publicly the data gathered .
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ikaros regular operations completed ,
jaxa, jan. 26, 2011, url: urltoken / sat / ikaros / topics _ e. html
japan plans to put a man on the moon by 2030, according to a new proposal by the government' s japan aerospace exploration agency (jaxa) .
jaxa' s plans, announced wednesday, mean japan is joining a host of other asian nations in what is being dubbed the' asian space race' .
despite achieving better experimental results in noise reduction than research in other countries, the jaxa project has left much to be desired in terms of improved fuel efficiency .
one such instance in which i was directly involved was jaxa’s contribution to the international code of conduct for outer space activities. we got a lot support from jaxa in the talks on the code. for example, part of the code says that a country should be informed in advance when one of its satellites is approached in a way that might be dangerous. not knowing the technical details, we couldn’t define “approach. ” jaxa kindly provided us with all kinds of technical details .
jaxa recently began a three - year joint program with india, indonesia, thailand, south korea, vietnam and malaysia to develop a satellite for observing the asia - pacific region. the satellite technology for the asia - pacific region program will research observation needs while developing a satellite that jaxa hopes to launch by around 2012 .
video from int - ball is beamed down to earth in real time, where researchers at jaxa tsukuba space center can monitor what’s going on aboard the station. the next step for jaxa is to improve int - ball’s capabilities to make it more autonomous and useful to the crew. it can’t get much cuter, though .
• the alos (daichi) spacecraft was retired on may 12, 2011. the jaxa recovery team had been trying to communicate with alos for about three weeks after it developed a power generation anomaly. since the project didn' t see any way in recovering the communication with the satellite, jaxa decided to complete operations with the spacecraft and ended the mission. however, jaxa continues to investigate the causes of the power generation anomaly based on the data acquired from the satellite. 39 )
5. application promotion of the japanese experiment module
kibo
of the international space station in the asia - pacific region to optimize use of the kibo in the region, jaxa introduced activities using kibo and htv (a cargo transporter to the iss) including a plant seed shipment / retrieval mission, proposal and promotion of kibo / htv collaborative use, and implementation of some educational programs at the iss. jaxa called for active participation of member countries and region in such jaxa projects .
jaxa seeks to recruit a professor and an assistant professor (academic staff) at department of space flight systems, institute of space and astronautical science (isas) .
note: the alos - 2 follow - up l - sar mission of jaxa will be launched in 2013 (approved by the japanese government in late 2008) .
global rainfall map (gsmap) by jaxa global rainfall watch system (ver. 4. 0) earth observation research center, japan aerospace exploration agency updated april 2018
according to jaxa, michibiki - 4, the fourth satellite in the michibiki series, will be launched on october 10, aboard mitsubishi heavy industries’ h - iia launch vehicle no. 36, the same launch vehicle used for other michibiki launches. like all of jaxa’s important launches, it will take place at tanegashima space center .
it is the first time jaxa has announced its intentions to explore the lunar surface, and will most likely form part of an international mission, the agency said .
the vehicle exists only on paper at the moment. howerver, jaxa is working toward ground - based engine tests and plans flight tests in five years or so .
gatling also praises the work of the japanese space agency. “jaxa operates with a relatively small budget but remains committed to the space program over the long term. ”
the japan aerospace exploration agency (jaxa) is researching a reusable sounding rocket. and the indian space research organization is testing a reusable space shuttle - like spaceplane .
on november 17, vietnam national space center (vnsc) and jaxa have agreed to cooperate in the field of public affairs. jaxa will provide scale models to be exhibited at vietnam space museum, which is under construction in hao lac hi - tech park in hanoi. jaxa will also provide advice to vnsc on the museum exhibit and the operation of the museum. vietnam and japan have close cooperative partnerships up to present in many fields, such as remote sensing satellites and applications, space experiments in
kibo
and development and deployment of small satellites. today, new collaboration starts in the field of public affairs. jaxa would like to foster communication between vnsc and jaxa through this cooperation. we believe such efforts would further strengthen the collaboration with vietnam, which shall lead to even closer and prospering vietnam - japan relationship .
the japan aerospace exploration agency (jaxa) will hold a lecture and panel discussion ,
nasa - jaxa cooperation: into the future ,
from 10: 00 a. m. on november 17 (tuesday) at takeda hall, university of tokyo. newly - appointed nasa administrator and former astronaut charles f. bolden will discuss u. s. space policy, nasa’s newest projects, and future plans. jaxa president keiji tachikawa, jaxa astronaut chiaki mukai, and professor shinichi nakasuka of the department of aeronautics and astronautics at the school of engineering, graduate school of the university of tokyo, will also join discussion on future directions for this important partnership .
the video of protein crystallization is up on innovation japan, cabinet secretariat' s website - conducted by jaxa' s astronaut takuya onishi in kibo module on his last long term international space station expedition. jaxa' s strategic partnership with japanese biopharma, peptidream inc. has been crystallized into this innovative experiment under near zero g. it is part of jaxa' s endeavor to help advance pharmaceutical research - our technology, business partnership and the hard - earned results are pushing back the frontiers in medicine .
the slogan
explore to realize
was selected by adopting the word
explore
from the english name of our agency and also because
exploration
is jaxa' s basic principle, then by reflecting our determination to become an organization of
realization ,
which is stipulated in the management philosophy of the new - born jaxa .
audioboom / jaxa & nasa team with the successes of hayabusa 1, akatsuki, hayabusa 2. hotel mars: jim green nasa. david livingston, spaceshow. com .
kaguya, a jaxa lunar orbiter, launched september 14, 2007, arrived october 3, 2007, and intentionally crashed into moon after successful mission june 10, 2009 .
washington — nasa and the japanese space agency jaxa will start work this spring on an orbiting x - ray astronomy telescope to replace one lost shortly after launch last year .
18) hiroki kohata ,
support activities of jaxa' s communications satellites after the earthquake ,
aprsaf, singapore, dec. 6, 2011, url: urltoken
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tokyo - - space startup astroscale will launch joint studies with the japan aerospace exploration agency, or jaxa, with the aim of quickly developing technologies for removing space debris .
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ikaros to wake up from hibernation ,
jaxa, sept. 11, 2012, url: urltoken / sat / ikaros / topics _ e. html
“thermal protection and lifting flight control of human vehicle during the atmosphere re - entry, ” will need to be developed, notes the exploration gateways conference presentation from jaxa .
first, jaxa will pursue r & d on fundamental technology, and pass new technology on to industry. instead of developing technology independently, i think it more efficient to collaborate with the private sector and universities, as this can help expand the frontiers of r & d. jaxa has made agreements and started joint projects with many universities .
in case you love to try colouring this one: (c) isas / jaxa urltoken available free at isas, if the stock still lasts. scanned by me .
photo: mr. a. s. kiran kumar, chairman of isro on the right with mr. shizuo yamamoto, vice president of jaxa at the conference venue .
on january 12, 2016, dr. amelia p. guevara, undersecretary for research & development, and dr. rowena cristina l. guevara, undersecretary for science & technology at dost (department of science technology of the philippines) visited the jaxa headquarters in tokyo and had a meeting with dr. naoki okumura, president of jaxa .
jaxa, japan aerospace exploration agency, recently announced that it intends to stick a solar - generated power station in orbit for the first time by 2025—just over a decade .
akira murakami, from the jaxa experimental team, said :
we are thinking that [ supersonic transport ] will be put into practical use sometime between 2020 and 2025 .
jaxa and the instituto nacional de pesquisas espaciai (inpe), a brazilian national space research institute, signed a letter of intention (loi) to cooperate in the program on reducing emissions from deforestation and forest degradation in developing countries (redd +) using the jaxa' s advanced land observing satellite
daichi .
jaxa will verify the effectiveness of observations by the daichi' s synthetic aperture radar to measure tropical forestry in cooperation with inpe in order to contribute to the cooperative action plan agreed at the ministerial meeting of the conference of the parties to the convention on biological diversity last month. the plan is designed mainly to provide more support to developing countries in parallel with the redd +. jaxa and ipen will compare jaxa' s high resolution image data acquired by the daichi synthetic aperture radar and inpe' s local observation data to verify the accuracy .
on june 4, 2009, mr. yasushi horikawa (former jaxa executive director in charge of satellites) and mr. kiyo higuchi (former jaxa executive director in charge of international cooperation and planet probe missions) received a letter of appreciation from nasa at the embassy of the united states for their great contributions to cooperative relations between jaxa and nasa. they received the letters from mr. james p. zumwalt, charge d' affaires of the u. s. embassy, on behalf of the nasa international administrator .
it' s important to note that much of the work carried out by jaxa today originates from research performed at these three agencies. one example is work on the iss .
jaxa launched the astro - h / hitomi x - ray observatory in early 2016, but the mission lost contact with earth and was declared lost in april of that year .
jaxa has been working on the establishment of the
alos kyoto and carbon initiative
since 2003. the initiative, led by jaxa / eorc, is being carried out as cooperative research with 20 international research institutions. the agreements were finalized on aug. 23, 2007. the project started on sept. 3, 2007. 82) 83 )
figure 30: spatial distribution of amsr2 tb difference between 6. 925 and 7. 3 ghz channels of descending passes on july 25, 2012 (image credit: jaxa )
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result of ikaros' reverse spin operation' ,
jaxa, october 18, 2011, url: urltoken / sat / ikaros / topics _ e. html
jaxa is inviting all to write notes to cheer on the project members and the mission of epsilon - 3, to be launched this fiscal year. the project members of the past series of epsilon launches have drawn strength from the similar campaigns. the notes sent to jaxa will be printed as part of the decal (sticker) attached to the body of the launch vehicle. jaxa appreciates the positive participation by many. application deadline: 5 pm (jst), august 7, 2017 * the deadline has been changed .
the heavier capsule would be able to land on solid ground, while the lighter model would only touch down at sea. jaxa also foresees further development of the capsule for exploration beyond low - earth orbit, officials said. jaxa officials presented the human spaceflight concepts at the at the international astronautical federation’s meeting in naples, italy, earlier this month .
jaxa has updated the launch date of the epsilon - 3 which encapsulates the asnaro - 2. the epsilon - 3 launch, originally scheduled for november 12, 2017, was postponed as its electrical system needed further confirmation. jaxa has identified and taken countermeasures against the factor that delayed the launch. the new launch date will be january 17, 2018 .
on may 15, 2018, three cubesats designed and developed in japan by students from bhutan, the philippines, and malaysia were handed over to jaxa at the tsukuba space center .
names included members of the planetary society (as of january 2010) as well as message submitted by people from around earth. the names are on aluminum plates created by jaxa .
20) satellite communications using the kiku no. 8 to support disaster measures following the tohoku region pacific ocean coastal earthquake ,
jaxa, march 24, 2011, url: urltoken
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deployment result of the large deployable antenna reflectors of the engineering test satellite viii kiku no. 8 ,
dec. 26, 2006, jaxa, url: urltoken
figure 20: flinders ranges, south australia. jaxa' s alos spacecraft captured this image on 3 january 2009 (image credit: esa' s earth from space video program )
the significance of alos is its ability to provide global coverage of land observation and to transmit this huge amount of data acquired. jaxa seeks to implement the adn (alos data node) concept for processing and utilizing alos data through international cooperation. the alos data node consists of one representative organization in each region and cooperative organizations including the data distributors. all the alos data is downlinked to jaxa' s earth observation center (eoc) via a data relay satellite or directly. jaxa will transfer the regional level - 0 data it has obtained to the alos data node. the alos data node is responsible for providing regional level - 1 data upon request from data users, including jaxa, throughout the alos mission life .
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daichi data application for compilation of global digital 3d map with world' s best precision ,
jaxa press release, feb. 24, 2014, url: urltoken
in an international partnership agreement, jaxa will provide gcom - w and gcom - c observation data to noaa for the continuity of noaa user needs. 69) 70) 71 )
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global change observation mission 1st – water
shizuku
( gcom - w1) regular observation operations ,
jaxa, aug. 10, 2012, url: urltoken
to accomplish the task of enhancing their space science and manned programs, jaxa conducted “a one year study of [ their ] strategy for lunar exploration by robotic and possibly human” activity .
in addition to the proposed / recommended process by the study group, the roadmap for space exploration for jaxa also includes desires for the exploration of what are labeled “primitive bodies. ”
jaxa has said it will use unmanned probes to study the possible use of materials on the moon as well as its environment, which could pave the way for future manned missions .
six years have passed since the first asteroid sample was returned from the s - type near - earth asteroid 25143 itokawa by the jaxa’s hayabusa mission in 2010 (yada et al .
census records can tell you a lot of little known facts about your jaxa chamiec ancestors, such as occupation. occupation can tell you about your ancestor' s social and economic status .
following initial confirmation of akatsuki’s health and orbital parameters, jaxa controllers fired akatsuki’s thrusters on 26 march to lower the probe’s apoapsis to 330, 000 km (210, 000 mi) .
the x - ray astronomy recovery mission (xarm) will be based on the hitomi spacecraft (above), lost weeks after its february 2016 launch. credit: jaxa / akihiro ikeshita
• according to the jaxa website, the ets - viii / kiku - 8 spacecraft is operational in 2015. 15) the applications of the ets - viii system are: 16 )
the japan aerospace exploration agency (jaxa) is announcing the first research announcement (ra) for each earth observation satellite project. the deadline for submitting proposals is november 15, 2016.
the japan aerospace exploration agency ( jaxa ) ( 国立研究開発法人宇宙航空研究開発機構 kokuritsu-kenkyū-kaihatsu-hōjin uchū kōkū kenkyū kaihatsu kikō , literally " national research and development agency on aerospace research and development " ) is japan 's national aero-space agency . through the merger of three previously independent organizations , jaxa was formed on 1 october 2003 . jaxa is responsible for research , technology development and the launch of satellites into orbit , and is involved in many more advanced missions , such as asteroid exploration and possible manned exploration of the moon . its motto is one jaxa and its corporate slogan is explore to realize ( formerly reaching for the skies , exploring space ) . 
the japan aerospace exploration agency (jaxa) (国立研究開発法人宇宙航空研究開発機構 kokuritsu-kenkyū-kaihatsu-hōjin uchū kōkū kenkyū kaihatsu kikō, literally " national research and development agency on aerospace research and development ") is japan's national aero-space agency. through the merger of three previously independent organizations, jaxa was formed on 1 october 2003. jaxa is responsible for research, technology development and the launch of satellites into orbit, and is involved in many more advanced missions, such as asteroid exploration and possible manned exploration of the moon. its motto is one jaxa and its corporate slogan is explore to realize (formerly reaching for the skies, exploring space).
the japan aerospace exploration agency (jaxa) (国立研究開発法人宇宙航空研究開発機構 kokuritsu-kenkyū-kaihatsu-hōjin uchū kōkū kenkyū kaihatsu kikō, literally " national research and development agency on aerospace research and development ") is japan's national aero-space agency. through the merger of three previously independent organizations, jaxa was formed on 1 october 2003. jaxa is responsible for research, technology development and the launch of satellites into orbit, and is involved in many more advanced missions, such as asteroid exploration and possible manned exploration of the moon. its motto is one jaxa and its corporate slogan is explore to realize (formerly reaching for the skies, exploring space).