Japan cancels the launch of a new rocket carrying a missile sensor.

As the supplemental booster engines failed to ignite, Japan's space agency canceled the launch of its next-generation H3 rocket on Friday, according to officials. The main engine of the rocket, which is carrying an observation satellite and an experimental sensor to detect missile launches, h...

JAPAN GOVT. PLANS TO DEVELOP INTERCONTINENTAL PASSENGER SPACESHIPS

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• Japan govt. plans to develop intercontinental passenger spaceships.
• Japan govt. and private companies aims to ready the spaceships by early 2040s.
• The cost of the JAXA's next-generation H3 rocket will be halved from a...

JAXA REPORTS RYUGU ASTEROID SAMPLE CONTAINS MATERIAL IN GASEOUS STATE

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• JAXA reports Ryugu asteroid sample contains material in gaseous state.
• Last week JAXA’s Hayabusa2 space probe brought back a sample from the Ryugu asteroid.
• JAXA will conduct a detailed analysis of the molecular and...

RYUGU ASTEROID SAMPLES SAFELY LANDS ON EARTH; JAPAN SPACE OFFICIALS EXCITED

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• Ryugu asteroid samples safely lands on earth; Japan space officials excited.
• The samples landed safely in the Australian Outback on Sunday.
• The sample may show clues to the origin of the solar system and life on earth.

HAYABUSA2 RETURNS TO EARTH WITH RYUGU ASTEROID SAMPLES; PM OFFICE CONGRATULATES

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• Hayabusa2 returns to earth with Ryugu asteroid samples; PM office congratulates.
• The space probe brought back samples from the 4.6 billion-year-old asteroid.
• The PM office congratulated Hayabusa2 project manager Yuichi Ts...

MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES AND JAXA OPERATED H2A ROCKET LAUNCHES ON SUNDAY

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• Mitsubishi Heavy Industries and JAXA operated H2A rocket launches on Sunday.
• The Japan government-operated satellite was also launched in the rocket.
• The other satellite launched in the rocket is operated by JAXA per se.<...

JAPAN’S HAYABUSA2 LEFT ASTEROID RYUGU AND NEARING EARTH TO DROP SAMPLES

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• Japan’s Hayabusa2 left Asteroid Ryugu and nearing earth to drop samples.
• The space probe is nearing earth after a year-long journey with the asteroids soil samples.
• The data could provide clues to the origin of the ...

HAYABUSA2 SPACE PROBE MAKES ORBITAL ADJUSTMENT TO DROP OFF ASTEROID SAMPLES

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• Hayabusa2 space probe makes an orbital adjustment to drop off asteroid samples.
• The space probe used its chemical thrusters for the orbital adjustments.
• The space probe will be dropping off samples collected from the aste...

JAXA ,TOHOKU UNI. EXPERIMENT ON MICE TAKEN TO ISS SHOWS POTENTIAL RESULTS

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• JAXA, Tohoku Uni. experiment on mice taken to ISS shows potential results.
• The mice showed to have an internal protein which helps to slow the aging process.
• The experiment will pave way for the development of drugs to t...

JAXA AIMS TO USE WATER-DERIVED FUEL FROM MOON FOR 2030 LUNAR EXPLORATION

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• JAXA aims to use water-derived fuel from Moon for 2030 lunar exploration.
• The fuel is derived from the water extracted from the Moon’s ice deposits.
• The fuel is expected to cut costs in comparison to transporting fu...

JAXA’S SPACE PROBE HAYABUSA2 COMPLETES ITS LAST ION ENGINE-POWERED MANEUVERS

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• JAXA’s space probe Hayabusa2 completes its last ion engine-powered maneuvers.
• Hayabusa2 is scheduled to be drop off materials collected from asteroid Ryugu.
• The space probe is reported to have entered into the fina...

HAYABUSA2 SPACE EXPLORER BY JAXA AIMS TO STUDY NEW ASTEROID ‘1998KY26’

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• Hayabusa2 space explorer by JAXA aims to study new asteroid ‘1998KY26’.
• JAXA aims to probe the asteroid between the orbits of Earth and Mars in 2031.
• Hayabusa2 is estimated to approach the asteroid in July 203...

INDIA-JAPAN MOON MISSION TAKES SHAPE DESPITE CORONAVIRUS

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• Japan and India are making serious efforts to contain coronavirus epidemic in their territories.
• However, they are working together for a moon mission.
• JAXA and ISRO are planning to launch the mission after 2023.