While Japan possesses an advanced space program, other recent efforts to launch rockets into space have also failed, with the engine for Japan's flagship small rocket, the Epsilon S, exploding ...

Two moon landers, one from Japan's ispace and another from U.S. space firm Firefly, began their journeys into space on ...

compared to six currently planned by the government-led space program. Japan's space development programs are led by Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, or JAXA, and industry leaders such as ...

The successful launch of Japan’s new flagship H-3 rocket on Feb. 17 has opened a new chapter for the nation’s space program. This comes less than a year after the failure of its inaugural ...

The coming ispace lunar landing would mark a paradigm shift in space operations – something Japan has seen coming for over a decade. The company, ispace, is one of the first private entities to ...

Astroscale says it has secured a five-year in-space refueling program for the Japanese government. The company, which specializes in on-orbit servicing, said the latest effort will draw on its ...

Japan's space agency signed an agreement on Friday with Kumamoto Prefecture to realize the practical application of a progr ...

Japanese space startup Ispace launched its second lunar lander, Resilience, early Wednesday in Florida, marking a critical ...

Japanese moon exploration company ... later Blue Origin's Blue Moon lander. But the U.S. space agency faces potential changes to its Artemis program with the incoming administration of Donald ...