Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency

NASA’s LRO Spots Japan’s Moon Lander

by Ben | Jan 30, 2024 | NASA

On Jan. 19, 2024, at 10:20 a.m. EST, the JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) Smart Lander for Investigating Moon (SLIM) landed on the lunar surface. Five days later, NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) spacecraft passed over the landing site and...

NASA Television to Air Launch, Capture of Cargo Ship to Space Station

by Ben | Sep 9, 2019 | NASA, Press Releases

A Japanese cargo spacecraft loaded with more than four tons of supplies, spare parts and experiment hardware is scheduled to launch from the Tanegashima Space Center in southern Japan to the International Space Station at 5:33 p.m. EDT Tuesday, Sept. 10 (6:33 a.m....

NASA Television to Air Departure of Japanese Cargo Ship from Space Station

by Ben | Nov 6, 2018 | NASA, Press Releases

After delivering more than five tons of supplies, water, spare parts and experiments to the International Space Station, a Japanese cargo spacecraft is scheduled to depart the orbiting laboratory 11:50 a.m. EST Wednesday, Nov. 7. Live coverage of the spacecraft’s...