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248 relations: ADEOS II, Advanced Land Observing Satellite, Advanced Telescope for High Energy Astrophysics, Aeronautics, Akari (satellite), Akatsuki (spacecraft), Akebono (satellite), Akita Prefecture, ALOS-2, ALOS-3, ALOS-4, Apollo program, Aqua (satellite), Asteroid, Astro-G, Atmosphere of Earth, Atmosphere of Mars, Aurora, Basic Space Law, BepiColombo, Bloomberg News, Cabinet of Japan, Cabinet Office (Japan), Calorimetric Electron Telescope, Carbon dioxide, Center for Strategic and International Studies, Chōfu, Climate, CNBC, CNES, Comet Interceptor, Concorde, Cosmic inflation, CUTE-1.7 + APD, Deci-hertz Interferometer Gravitational wave Observatory, Deimos (moon), DESTINY+, Dnepr (rocket), DS2000, Earth Observation Center, EarthCARE, Epsilon (rocket), ETS-VIII, Europa (moon), Europa Jupiter System Mission – Laplace, European Space Agency, Exploration of the Moon, Fuji (spacecraft), Gaia (spacecraft), Gamma-ray burst, ... Expand index (198 more) »
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ADEOS II
ADEOS II (Advanced Earth Observing Satellite 2) was an Earth observation satellite (EOS) launched by NASDA, with contributions from NASA and CNES, in December 2002.
Advanced Land Observing Satellite
Advanced Land Observing Satellite (ALOS), also called Daichi (a Japanese word meaning "land"), was a 3810 kg Japanese satellite launched in 2006.
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Advanced Telescope for High Energy Astrophysics
Advanced Telescope for High-ENergy Astrophysics (Athena) is an X-ray observatory mission selected by European Space Agency (ESA) within its Cosmic Vision program to address the Hot and Energetic Universe scientific theme.
See JAXA and Advanced Telescope for High Energy Astrophysics
Aeronautics
Aeronautics is the science or art involved with the study, design, and manufacturing of air flight-capable machines, and the techniques of operating aircraft and rockets within the atmosphere.
Akari (satellite)
AKARI (ASTRO-F) was an infrared astronomy satellite developed by Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, in cooperation with institutes of Europe and Korea.
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Akatsuki (spacecraft)
, also known as the Venus Climate Orbiter (VCO) and Planet-C, is a Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) space probe tasked with studying the atmosphere of Venus.
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Akebono (satellite)
Akebono (known as EXOS-D before launch) is a satellite to study aurora and Earth's magnetosphere environment.
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Akita Prefecture
a̠kʲita̠ is a prefecture of Japan located in the Tōhoku region of Honshu.
ALOS-2
Advanced Land Observing Satellite-2 (ALOS-2), also called Daichi-2, is a Japanese satellite launched in 2014.
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ALOS-3
Advanced Land Observing Satellite 3 (ALOS-3), also called Daichi 3, was a 3-ton Japanese satellite launched on March 7 2023.
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ALOS-4
Advanced Land Observing Satellite 4 (ALOS-4), also called Daichi 4 (daichi is a Japanese word meaning "great land"), is a Japanese L-band synthetic-aperture radar (SAR) satellite that was launched on July 1, 2024.
See JAXA and ALOS-4
Apollo program
The Apollo program, also known as Project Apollo, was the United States human spaceflight program carried out by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), which succeeded in preparing and landing the first men on the Moon from 1968 to 1972.
Aqua (satellite)
Aqua (EOS PM-1) is a NASA scientific research satellite in orbit around the Earth, studying the precipitation, evaporation, and cycling of water.
Asteroid
An asteroid is a minor planet—an object that is neither a true planet nor an identified comet— that orbits within the inner Solar System.
Astro-G
ASTRO-G (also known as VSOP-2, and very rarely called VSOP-B) was a planned radio telescope satellite by JAXA.
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Atmosphere of Earth
The atmosphere of Earth is composed of a layer of gas mixture that surrounds the Earth's planetary surface (both lands and oceans), known collectively as air, with variable quantities of suspended aerosols and particulates (which create weather features such as clouds and hazes), all retained by Earth's gravity.
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Atmosphere of Mars
The atmosphere of Mars is the layer of gases surrounding Mars.
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Aurora
An aurora (aurorae or auroras), also commonly known as the northern lights (aurora borealis) or southern lights (aurora australis), is a natural light display in Earth's sky, predominantly seen in high-latitude regions (around the Arctic and Antarctic).
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Basic Space Law
The, is a Japanese space law that governs space-related activities.
BepiColombo
BepiColombo is a joint mission of the European Space Agency (ESA) and the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) to the planet Mercury.
Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News (originally Bloomberg Business News) is an international news agency headquartered in New York City and a division of Bloomberg L.P. Content produced by Bloomberg News is disseminated through Bloomberg Terminals, Bloomberg Television, Bloomberg Radio, Bloomberg Businessweek, Bloomberg Markets, Bloomberg.com, and Bloomberg's mobile platforms.
Cabinet of Japan
The is the chief executive body of the government of Japan.
Cabinet Office (Japan)
The (CAO) is an agency of the Cabinet of Japan.
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Calorimetric Electron Telescope
The CALorimetric Electron Telescope (CALET) is a space telescope being mainly used to perform high precision observations of electrons and gamma rays.
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Carbon dioxide
Carbon dioxide is a chemical compound with the chemical formula.
Center for Strategic and International Studies
The Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) is an American think tank based in Washington, D.C. From its founding in 1962 until 1987, it was an affiliate of Georgetown University, initially named the Center for Strategic and International Studies of Georgetown University.
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Chōfu
is a city in the western side of Tokyo Metropolis, Japan.
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Climate
Climate is the long-term weather pattern in a region, typically averaged over 30 years.
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CNBC
CNBC is an American business news channel owned by NBCUniversal News Group, a unit of Comcast's NBCUniversal.
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CNES
CNES is the French national space agency. JAXA and CNES are space agencies.
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Comet Interceptor
The Comet Interceptor is a robotic spacecraft mission led by the European Space Agency (ESA) planned for launch in 2029.
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Concorde
Concorde is a retired Anglo-French supersonic airliner jointly developed and manufactured by Sud Aviation (later Aérospatiale) and the British Aircraft Corporation (BAC).
Cosmic inflation
In physical cosmology, cosmic inflation, cosmological inflation, or just inflation, is a theory of exponential expansion of space in the early universe.
CUTE-1.7 + APD
CUTE-1.7 + APD (Cubical Tokyo Tech Engineering satellite 1.7 plus Avalanche Photodiode) or CO-56 (Cubesat-Oscar-56) or just OSCAR 56 was an amateur radio satellite in the form of a double CubeSat.
Deci-hertz Interferometer Gravitational wave Observatory
The DECi-hertz Interferometer Gravitational wave Observatory (or DECIGO) is a proposed Japanese, space-based, gravitational wave observatory.
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Deimos (moon)
Deimos (systematic designation: Mars II) is the smaller and outer of the two natural satellites of Mars, the other being Phobos.
DESTINY+
DESTINY+ (Demonstration and Experiment of Space Technology for INterplanetary voYage with Phaethon fLyby and dUst Science) is a planned mission to flyby the Geminids meteor shower parent body 3200 Phaethon, and sample dust originating from the "rock comet".
Dnepr (rocket)
The Dnepr rocket (translit; translit) was a space launch vehicle named after the Dnieper River.
DS2000
The DS2000 is a geostationary communications satellite bus designed and manufactured by Mitsubishi Electric of Japan.
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Earth Observation Center
The Earth Observation Center is a Japanese Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) aeronautical research facility located in Hatoyama, Saitama, Japan.
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EarthCARE
EarthCARE (derived from Earth Cloud, Aerosol and Radiation Explorer), nicknamed Hakuryū (Japanese for "white dragon"), is a joint European/Japanese (ESA / JAXA / NICT) satellite, the sixth of ESA's Earth Explorer Programme.
Epsilon (rocket)
The Epsilon Launch Vehicle, or (formerly Advanced Solid Rocket), is a Japanese solid-fuel rocket designed to launch scientific satellites.
ETS-VIII
JAXA Engineering Test Satellite ETS-VIII (Kiku 8) was the eighth technology test satellite in a series which started with ETS-1 in 1975 by NASDA.
Europa (moon)
Europa, or Jupiter II, is the smallest of the four Galilean moons orbiting Jupiter, and the sixth-closest to the planet of all the 95 known moons of Jupiter.
Europa Jupiter System Mission – Laplace
The Europa Jupiter System Mission – Laplace (EJSM-Laplace) was a proposed joint NASA/ESA uncrewed space mission slated to launch around 2020 for the in-depth exploration of Jupiter's moons with a focus on Europa, Ganymede and Jupiter's magnetosphere.
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European Space Agency
The European Space Agency (ESA) is a 22-member intergovernmental body devoted to space exploration. JAXA and European Space Agency are space agencies.
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Exploration of the Moon
The physical exploration of the Moon began when Luna 2, a space probe launched by the Soviet Union, made a deliberate impact on the surface of the Moon on September 14, 1959.
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Fuji (spacecraft)
Fuji (ふじ) was a crewed space capsule proposed by Japan's National Space Development Agency (NASDA) Advanced mission Research center in December 2001. JAXA and Fuji (spacecraft) are space program of Japan.
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Gaia (spacecraft)
Gaia is a space observatory of the European Space Agency (ESA), launched in 2013 and expected to operate until 2025.
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Gamma-ray burst
In gamma-ray astronomy, gamma-ray bursts (GRBs) are immensely energetic explosions that have been observed in distant galaxies, being the brightest and most extreme explosive events in the entire universe, as NASA describes the bursts as the "most powerful class of explosions in the universe".
Ganymede (moon)
Ganymede, or Jupiter III, is the largest and most massive natural satellite of Jupiter and in the Solar System.
Geocentric orbit
A geocentric orbit, Earth-centered orbit, or Earth orbit involves any object orbiting Earth, such as the Moon or artificial satellites.
Geotail
Geotail was a satellite that observed the Earth's magnetosphere.
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Global Change Observation Mission
GCOM (Global Change Observation Mission), is a JAXA project of long-term observation of Earth environmental changes.
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Global Precipitation Measurement
Global Precipitation Measurement (GPM) is a joint mission between JAXA and NASA as well as other international space agencies to make frequent (every 2–3 hours) observations of Earth's precipitation.
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Government of Japan
The Government of Japan is the central government of Japan.
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Gravitational-wave observatory
A gravitational-wave detector (used in a gravitational-wave observatory) is any device designed to measure tiny distortions of spacetime called gravitational waves.
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Greenhouse gas
Greenhouse gases (GHGs) are the gases in the atmosphere that raise the surface temperature of planets such as the Earth.
Greenhouse Gases Observing Satellite
Greenhouse Gases Observing Satellite (GOSAT), also known as, is an Earth observation satellite and the world's first satellite dedicated to greenhouse gas monitoring.
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Greenhouse Gases Observing Satellite-2
The Greenhouse Gases Observing Satellite-2 (GOSAT-2), also known as, is an Earth observation satellite dedicated to greenhouse gas monitoring.
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Grenoble Alpes University
The (UGA, French: meaning "Grenoble Alps University") is a public research university and a ''grand établissement'' in Grenoble, France.
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H-II
The H-II (H2) rocket was a Japanese satellite launch system, which flew seven times between 1994 and 1999, with five successes.
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H-II Transfer Vehicle
The H-II Transfer Vehicle (HTV), also called, is an expendable, automated cargo spacecraft used to resupply the ''Kibō'' Japanese Experiment Module (JEM) and the International Space Station (ISS).
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H-IIA
H-IIA (H-2A) is an active expendable launch system operated by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) for the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency.
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H-IIB
H-IIB (H2B) was an expendable space launch system jointly developed by the Japanese government's space agency JAXA and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries.
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H3 (rocket)
The H3 Launch Vehicle is a Japanese expendable launch system.
Hakucho
Hakucho (also known as CORSA-b before launch; CORSA stands for Cosmic Radiation Satellite) was Japan's first X-ray astronomy satellite, developed by the Institute of Space and Aeronautical Science (then a division of the University of Tokyo).
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HALCA
HALCA (Highly Advanced Laboratory for Communications and Astronomy), also known for its project name VSOP (VLBI Space Observatory Programme), the code name MUSES-B (for the second of the Mu Space Engineering Spacecraft series), or just Haruka (はるか) was a Japanese 8 meter diameter radio telescope satellite which was used for Very Long Baseline Interferometry (VLBI).
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Halley's Comet
Halley's Comet is the only known short-period comet that is consistently visible to the naked eye from Earth, appearing every 72–80 years.
Hatoyama, Saitama
is a town located in Saitama Prefecture, in the central Kantō region of Japan.
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Hayabusa Mk2
was a proposed Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) space mission aimed at visiting a small primitive asteroid and returning a sample to Earth for laboratory analysis.
Hayabusa2
is an asteroid sample-return mission operated by the Japanese state space agency JAXA.
Herschel Space Observatory
The Herschel Space Observatory was a space observatory built and operated by the European Space Agency (ESA).
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Hinode (satellite)
Hinode (ひので,, Sunrise), formerly Solar-B, is a Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency Solar mission with United States and United Kingdom collaboration.
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Hinotori (satellite)
Hinotori, also known as ASTRO-A before launch, was a Japanese X-ray astronomy satellite.
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Hisaki (satellite)
Hisaki, also known as the Spectroscopic Planet Observatory for Recognition of Interaction of Atmosphere (SPRINT-A) was a Japanese ultraviolet astronomy satellite operated by the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA).
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Hiten (spacecraft)
The Hiten spacecraft (ひてん), given the English name Celestial Maiden and known before launch as MUSES-A (Mu Space Engineering Spacecraft A), part of the MUSES Program, was built by the Institute of Space and Astronautical Science of Japan and launched on January 24, 1990.
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Hitomi (satellite)
, also known as ASTRO-H and New X-ray Telescope (NeXT), was an X-ray astronomy satellite commissioned by the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) for studying extremely energetic processes in the Universe.
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HOPE-X
HOPE (H-II Orbiting Plane) was a Japanese experimental spaceplane project designed by a partnership between NASDA and NAL (both now part of JAXA), started in the 1980s. JAXA and HOPE-X are space program of Japan.
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HTV-X
, tentatively called HTV-X, is an uncrewed expendable cargo spacecraft under development by Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) as the successor of H-II Transfer Vehicle (HTV).
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HTV-X1
HTV-X1 is the first flight and the technical demonstration mission of HTV-X, an uncrewed expendable cargo spacecraft.
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HYFLEX
HYFLEX (Hypersonic Flight Experiment) was a National Space Development Agency of Japan reentry demonstrator prototype which was launched in 1996 on the only flight of the J-I launcher.
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Ibaraki Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan located in the Kantō region of Honshu.
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IKAROS
IKAROS (Interplanetary Kite-craft Accelerated by Radiation Of the Sun) is a Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) experimental spacecraft.
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Independent Administrative Institution
An, or Independent Administrative Institution, is a type of legal corporation formulated by the Government of Japan under the Act on General Rules for Incorporated Administrative Agencies (Act no. 103 of 1999, revised in 2014). JAXA and Independent Administrative Institution are independent Administrative Institutions of Japan.
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Infrared
Infrared (IR; sometimes called infrared light) is electromagnetic radiation (EMR) with wavelengths longer than that of visible light but shorter than microwaves.
Infrared astronomy
Infrared astronomy is a sub-discipline of astronomy which specializes in the observation and analysis of astronomical objects using infrared (IR) radiation.
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Infrared Space Observatory
The Infrared Space Observatory (ISO) was a space telescope for infrared light designed and operated by the European Space Agency (ESA), in cooperation with ISAS (now part of JAXA) and NASA.
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Innovative Satellite Technology Demonstration Program
The Innovative Satellite Technology Demonstration Program is a series of spacecraft missions for testing technology and ideas put forward by universities and private companies.
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Institute of Space and Astronautical Science
, or ISAS, is a Japanese national research organization of astrophysics using rockets, astronomical satellites and interplanetary probes which played a major role in Japan's space development.
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International Space Station
The International Space Station (ISS) is a large space station assembled and maintained in low Earth orbit by a collaboration of five space agencies and their contractors: NASA (United States), Roscosmos (Russia), ESA (Europe), JAXA (Japan), and CSA (Canada). JAXA and International Space Station are space program of Japan.
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Ion thruster
An ion thruster, ion drive, or ion engine is a form of electric propulsion used for spacecraft propulsion.
IRAS
The Infrared Astronomical Satellite (Dutch: Infrarood Astronomische Satelliet) (IRAS) was the first space telescope to perform a survey of the entire night sky at infrared wavelengths.
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ISRO
Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is India's national '''space agency'''. JAXA and ISRO are space agencies.
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Japan
Japan is an island country in East Asia, located in the Pacific Ocean off the northeast coast of the Asian mainland.
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Japan Space Systems
The was a Japanese space agency, which was founded by the Ministry of International Trade and Industry in 1986. JAXA and Japan Space Systems are space agencies and space program of Japan.
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JAXA
The is the Japanese national air and space agency. JAXA and JAXA are 2003 establishments in Japan, government agencies established in 2003, independent Administrative Institutions of Japan, space agencies and space program of Japan.
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Juno (spacecraft)
Juno is a NASA space probe orbiting the planet Jupiter.
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Jupiter
Jupiter is the fifth planet from the Sun and the largest in the Solar System.
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Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer
The Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer (Juice, formerly JUICE) is an interplanetary spacecraft on its way to orbit and study three icy moons of Jupiter: Ganymede, Callisto, and Europa.
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Jupiter Magnetospheric Orbiter
The Jupiter Magnetospheric Orbiter (木星磁気圏オービター, JMO) is a cancelled space probe proposed by the Japanese Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA), to undertake detailed in situ studies of the magnetosphere of Jupiter as a template for an astrophysical magnetised disk.
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Jupiter trojan
The Jupiter trojans, commonly called trojan asteroids or simply trojans, are a large group of asteroids that share the planet Jupiter's orbit around the Sun.
Kagoshima Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan located on the island of Kyushu and the Ryukyu Islands.
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Kakuda Space Center
is a facility of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA), located in the city of Kakuda in Miyagi Prefecture in northern Japan, specializing in the development and testing of rocket engines and space propulsion systems.
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Kakuda, Miyagi
Taizan Park with H-II rocket is a city located in Miyagi Prefecture, Japan.
Kanagawa Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan located in the Kantō region of Honshu.
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Kankoh-maru
The is a proposed vertical takeoff and landing (VTVL), single-stage-to-orbit (SSTO), reusable launch system (rocket-powered spacecraft).
Kenya
Kenya, officially the Republic of Kenya (Jamhuri ya Kenya), is a country in East Africa.
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Kibō (ISS module)
The Japanese Experiment Module (JEM), nicknamed, is a Japanese science module for the International Space Station (ISS) developed by JAXA. JAXA and Kibō (ISS module) are space program of Japan.
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Kimotsuki, Kagoshima
Kimotsuki Town Hall Kimotsuki River ''Yabusame'' in Kimitsuki is a town in Kimotsuki District.
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Kyushu
is the third-largest island of Japan's four main islands and the most southerly of the four largest islands (i.e. excluding Okinawa).
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Lagrange point
In celestial mechanics, the Lagrange points (also Lagrangian points or libration points) are points of equilibrium for small-mass objects under the gravitational influence of two massive orbiting bodies.
Lambda (rocket family)
Lambda is the name of a series of Japanese carrier rockets.
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Laser communication in space
Laser communication in space is the use of free-space optical communication in outer space.
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Lava tube
A lava tube, or pyroduct, is a natural conduit formed by flowing lava from a volcanic vent that moves beneath the hardened surface of a lava flow.
LE-7
The LE-7 and its succeeding upgrade model the LE-7A are staged combustion cycle 2/LOX liquid rocket engines produced in Japan for the H-II series of launch vehicles.
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Liquid hydrogen
Liquid hydrogen is the liquid state of the element hydrogen.
List of aerospace flight test centres
Flight test centers around the world all have similar missions: to conduct flight research and testing of new aircraft concepts and prototypes.
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List of government space agencies
Government space agencies are established by governments of countries or regional groupings of countries to establish a means for advocating for and/or engaging in activities related to outer space, exploitation of space systems, and space exploration. JAXA and List of government space agencies are space agencies.
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LiteBIRD
LiteBIRD (Lite (Light) satellite for the studies of B-mode polarization and Inflation from cosmic background Radiation Detection) is a planned small space observatory that aims to detect the footprint of the primordial gravitational wave on the cosmic microwave background (CMB) in a form of polarization pattern called B-mode.
Living With a Star
Living With a Star (LWS) is a NASA scientific program to study those aspects of the connected Sun-Earth system that directly affect life and society.
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Lunar day
A lunar day is the time it takes for Earth's Moon to complete on its axis one synodic rotation, meaning with respect to the Sun.
Lunar Polar Exploration Mission
The Lunar Polar Exploration Mission (LUPEX) is a planned joint lunar mission by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) and Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA).
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Lunar-A
LUNAR-A was a cancelled Japanese spacecraft project that was originally scheduled to be launched in 1995, then delayed to August 2004.
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M-V
The M-V rocket, also called M-5 or Mu-5, was a Japanese solid-fuel rocket designed to launch scientific satellites.
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Mach number
The Mach number (M or Ma), often only Mach, is a dimensionless quantity in fluid dynamics representing the ratio of flow velocity past a boundary to the local speed of sound.
Magnetosphere
In astronomy and planetary science, a magnetosphere is a region of space surrounding an astronomical object in which charged particles are affected by that object's magnetic field.
Mainichi Shimbun
The is one of the major newspapers in Japan, published by In addition to the Mainichi Shimbun, which is printed twice a day in several local editions, Mainichi also operates an English-language news website called The Mainichi (previously Mainichi Daily News, abbreviated MDN), and publishes a bilingual news magazine, Mainichi Weekly.
Mamoru Mohri
, AM is a Japanese scientist, a former NASDA astronaut, and a veteran of two NASA Space Shuttle missions.
Mars
Mars is the fourth planet from the Sun.
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Martian Moons eXploration
Martian Moons eXploration (MMX) is a robotic space probe set for launch in 2026 to bring back the first samples from Mars' largest moon Phobos.
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MAXI (ISS experiment)
The Monitor of All-sky X-ray Image (MAXI) is an X-ray telescope mounted on the International Space Station since 2009.
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MDS-1
Mission Demonstration Satellite 1 (MDS-1) or Tsubasa (COSPAR 2002-003A, SATCAT 27367) was a Japanese technology test mission.
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Medium-lift launch vehicle
A medium-lift launch vehicle (MLV) is a rocket launch vehicle that is capable of lifting between by NASA classification or between by Russian classification of payload into low Earth orbit (LEO).
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Methane
Methane is a chemical compound with the chemical formula (one carbon atom bonded to four hydrogen atoms).
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Micrometre
The micrometre (Commonwealth English) as used by the International Bureau of Weights and Measures; SI symbol: μm) or micrometer (American English), also commonly known by the non-SI term micron, is a unit of length in the International System of Units (SI) equalling (SI standard prefix "micro-".
Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology
The is one of the eleven ministries of Japan that composes part of the executive branch of the government of Japan.
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Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications
The is a cabinet-level ministry in the Government of Japan.
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Ministry of the Environment (Japan)
The is a Cabinet-level ministry of the government of Japan responsible for global environmental conservation, pollution control, and nature conservation.
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Mir
Mir (Мир) was a space station that operated in low Earth orbit from 1986 to 2001, operated by the Soviet Union and later by the Russian Federation.
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MIT Technology Review
MIT Technology Review is a bimonthly magazine wholly owned by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and editorially independent of the university.
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Mitsubishi Electric
is a Japanese multinational electronics and electrical equipment manufacturing company headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.
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Miyagi Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan located in the Tōhoku region of Honshu.
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Moon
The Moon is Earth's only natural satellite.
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Moons of Mars
The two moons of Mars are Phobos and Deimos.
Mu (rocket family)
The Mu, also known as M, was a series of Japanese solid-fueled carrier rockets, which were launched from Uchinoura between 1966 and 2006.
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Multi-Functional Transport Satellite
Multifunctional Transport Satellites (MTSAT) were a series of weather and aviation control satellites.
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Nano-JASMINE
The Nano-Japan Astrometry Satellite Mission for Infrared Exploration (Nano-JASMINE) is an astrometric microsatellite developed by the National Astronomical Observatory of Japan, with contributions by the University of Tokyo's Intelligent Space Systems Laboratory (ISSL).
NASA
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) is an independent agency of the U.S. federal government responsible for the civil space program, aeronautics research, and space research. JAXA and NASA are space agencies.
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NASA Deep Space Network
The NASA Deep Space Network (DSN) is a worldwide network of spacecraft communication ground segment facilities, located in the United States (California), Spain (Madrid), and Australia (Canberra), that supports NASA's interplanetary spacecraft missions.
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National Aerospace Laboratory of Japan
The National Aerospace Laboratory of Japan (NAL), was established in July 1955.
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National Bureau of Asian Research
The National Bureau of Asian Research (NBR) is an American non-profit research institution based in Seattle, Washington, with a branch office in Washington, D.C. NBR brings together specialists, policymakers, and business leaders to examine economic, strategic, political, globalization, health, and energy issues affecting U.S.
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National Institute of Information and Communications Technology
The is Japan's primary national research institute for information and communications. JAXA and national Institute of Information and Communications Technology are independent Administrative Institutions of Japan and space program of Japan.
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National Research and Development Agency (Japan)
The Japanese government has established National Research and Development Agencies (Kokuritsu Kenkyū Kaihatsu Hōjin) that fall under the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT).
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National Space Development Agency of Japan
The, or NASDA, was a Japanese national space agency established on October 1, 1969 under the National Space Development Agency Law only for peaceful purposes.
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Near-Earth object
A near-Earth object (NEO) is any small Solar System body orbiting the Sun whose closest approach to the Sun (perihelion) is less than 1.3 times the Earth–Sun distance (astronomical unit, AU).
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Next Generation Supersonic Transport
The Next Generation Supersonic Transport is a supersonic transport (SST) being developed by the Japanese Space Agency JAXA.
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NHK
, also known by its romanized initialism NHK, is a Japanese public broadcaster.
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Noshiro Rocket Testing Center
The is a facility of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA), located on the coast of the Sea of Japan in the city of Noshiro in Akita Prefecture, Japan.
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Noshiro, Akita
Aerial photo of Noshiro city center is a city located in Akita Prefecture, Japan.
Nozomi (spacecraft)
was a Japanese Mars orbiter that failed to reach Mars due to electrical failure.
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Ohsumi (satellite)
Ōsumi (or Ohsumi, おおすみ) was the first Japanese satellite put into orbit.
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OICETS
The Optical Inter-orbit Communications Engineering Test Satellite (OICETS), also called Kirari, was an experimental satellite launched by JAXA to demonstrate interorbital communication between satellites through optical (laser) means.
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OKEANOS
OKEANOS (Oversize Kite-craft for Exploration and Astronautics in the Outer Solar system) was a proposed mission concept to Trojan asteroids, which share Jupiter's orbit, using a hybrid solar sail for propulsion; the sail was planned to be covered with thin solar panels to power an ion engine.
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OREX
OREX (Orbital Re-entry Experiment) was a NASDA re-entry demonstrator prototype which was launched in 1994 on the H-II launcher; the satellite was renamed.
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OSTM/Jason-2
OSTM/Jason-2, or Ocean Surface Topography Mission/Jason-2 satellite, was an international Earth observation satellite altimeter joint mission for sea surface height measurements between NASA and CNES.
Outer space
Outer space (or simply space) is the expanse that exists beyond Earth's atmosphere and between celestial bodies.
Peregrine falcon
The peregrine falcon (Falco peregrinus), also known simply as the peregrine, and historically as the duck hawk in North America, is a cosmopolitan bird of prey (raptor) in the family Falconidae.
Phobos (moon)
Phobos (systematic designation) is the innermost and larger of the two natural satellites of Mars, the other being Deimos.
Prime Minister of Japan
The prime minister of Japan (Japanese: 内閣総理大臣, Hepburn: Naikaku Sōri-Daijin) is the head of government and the highest political position of Japan.
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QZS-1R
QZS-1R is a Japanese navigation satellite consisting part of the Quasi-Zenith Satellite System (QZSS).
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Radioisotope heater unit
A radioisotope heater unit (RHU) is a small device that provides heat through radioactive decay.
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RAND Corporation
The RAND Corporation is an American nonprofit global policy think tank, research institute, and public sector consulting firm.
Reimei
Reimei ('Dawn') is the in-flight name for a small Japanese satellite known during development as INDEX (INnovative-technology Demonstration Experiment), developed in-house at JAXA both to serve as a demonstration of small-satellite technologies (particularly high-performance and high-accuracy attitude control) and to perform simultaneous optical and charged-particle observation of the aurora.
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Remote sensing
Remote sensing is the acquisition of information about an object or phenomenon without making physical contact with the object, in contrast to in situ or on-site observation.
Reusable launch vehicle
A reusable launch vehicle has parts that can be recovered and reflown, while carrying payloads from the surface to outer space.
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Reusable Vehicle Testing
The Reusable Vehicle Testing (RVT) project was conducted by the Japanese Space Agency (JAXA) from 1998 until 2003.
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Rocket
A rocket (from bobbin/spool) is a vehicle that uses jet propulsion to accelerate without using any surrounding air.
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S-Series (rocket family)
S-Series is a fleet of sounding rockets funded by the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) that have been in service since the late 1960s.
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Sagamihara
is a city in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan.
Sagamihara Campus
Sagamihara Campus is a facility of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) in Sagamihara, Kanagawa Prefecture.
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Saitama Prefecture
is a landlocked prefecture of Japan located in the Kantō region of Honshu.
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Sakigake
, known before launch as MS-T5, was Japan's first interplanetary spacecraft, and the first deep space probe to be launched by any country other than the USA or the Soviet Union.
Saku, Nagano
is a city located in Nagano Prefecture, Japan.
Satellite
A satellite or artificial satellite is an object, typically a spacecraft, placed into orbit around a celestial body.
SELENE
SELENE (Selenological and Engineering Explorer), better known in Japan by its nickname, was the second Japanese lunar orbiter spacecraft following the Hiten probe.
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Single-stage-to-orbit
A single-stage-to-orbit (SSTO) vehicle reaches orbit from the surface of a body using only propellants and fluids and without expending tanks, engines, or other major hardware.
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Small satellite
A small satellite, miniaturized satellite, or smallsat is a satellite of low mass and size, usually under.
Smart Lander for Investigating Moon
Smart Lander for Investigating Moon (SLIM) is a lunar lander mission of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA).
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Solar sail
Solar sails (also known as lightsails, light sails, and photon sails) are a method of spacecraft propulsion using radiation pressure exerted by sunlight on large surfaces.
SOLAR-C
SOLAR-C (official name "High-sensitivity Solar Ultraviolet Spectroscopic Satellite") is a planned Sun-observing satellite being developed by the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA), the National Astronomical Observatory of Japan (NAOJ), and international collaborators.
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Solid rocket booster
A solid rocket booster (SRB) is a large solid propellant motor used to provide thrust in spacecraft launches from initial launch through the first ascent.
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Sony
, formerly known as and, commonly known as Sony, is a Japanese multinational conglomerate corporation headquartered in Minato, Tokyo, Japan.
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Sounding rocket
A sounding rocket or rocketsonde, sometimes called a research rocket or a suborbital rocket, is an instrument-carrying rocket designed to take measurements and perform scientific experiments during its sub-orbital flight.
Soviet Union
The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR), commonly known as the Soviet Union, was a transcontinental country that spanned much of Eurasia from 1922 to 1991.
Soyuz (spacecraft)
Soyuz is a series of spacecraft which has been in service since the 1960s, having made more than 140 flights.
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Soyuz TM-11
Soyuz TM-11 was the eleventh expedition to the Russian Space Station Mir, using a Soyuz-TM crew transport vessel.
Space Brothers (manga)
is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Chūya Koyama.
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Space Flyer Unit
The was a spacecraft which was launched by Japan on March 18, 1995.
Space Foundation
The Space Foundation is an American nonprofit organization, the mission of which is to advocate for all sectors of the global space industry through space awareness activities, educational programs, and major industry events.
Space rendezvous
A space rendezvous is a set of orbital maneuvers during which two spacecraft, one of which is often a space station, arrive at the same orbit and approach to a very close distance (e.g. within visual contact).
Space Shuttle
The Space Shuttle is a retired, partially reusable low Earth orbital spacecraft system operated from 1981 to 2011 by the U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) as part of the Space Shuttle program.
Space-based solar power
Space-based solar power (SBSP, SSP) is the concept of collecting solar power in outer space with solar power satellites (SPS) and distributing it to Earth.
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Spacelab
Spacelab was a reusable laboratory developed by European Space Agency (ESA) and used on certain spaceflights flown by the Space Shuttle.
Spaceplane
A spaceplane is a vehicle that can fly and glide like an aircraft in Earth's atmosphere and maneuver like a spacecraft in outer space.
SPICA (spacecraft)
The Space Infrared Telescope for Cosmology and Astrophysics (SPICA), was a proposed infrared space telescope, follow-on to the successful Akari space observatory.
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Staged combustion cycle
The staged combustion cycle (sometimes known as topping cycle, preburner cycle, or closed cycle) is a power cycle of a bipropellant rocket engine.
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STS-123
STS-123 was a Space Shuttle mission to the International Space Station (ISS) which was flown by Space Shuttle ''Endeavour''.
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STS-124
STS-124 was a Space Shuttle mission, flown by Space Shuttle ''Discovery'' to the International Space Station.
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STS-127
STS-127 (ISS assembly flight 2J/A) was a NASA Space Shuttle mission to the International Space Station (ISS).
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STS-47
STS-47 was NASA's 50th Space Shuttle mission of the program, as well as the second mission of the Space Shuttle ''Endeavour''.
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Suisei (spacecraft)
, originally known as Planet-A, was an uncrewed space probe developed by the Institute of Space and Astronautical Science (now part of the Japanese Aerospace Exploration Agency, or JAXA).
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Super Low Altitude Test Satellite
Super Low Altitude Test Satellite (SLATS) or Tsubame was a JAXA satellite intended to demonstrate operations in very low Earth orbit (VLEO, below 200 km), using ion engines to counteract aerodynamic drag from the Earth's atmosphere which is substantial at such lower orbital altitudes.
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Supersonic transport
ogival delta wing, a slender fuselage and four underslung Rolls-Royce/Snecma Olympus 593 engines. The Tupolev Tu-144 was the first SST to enter service and the first to leave it. Only 55 passenger flights were carried out before service ended due to safety concerns. A small number of cargo and test flights were also carried out after its retirement.
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Surveyor program
The Surveyor program was a NASA program that, from June 1966 through January 1968, sent seven robotic spacecraft to the surface of the Moon.
Suzaku (satellite)
Suzaku (formerly ASTRO-EII) was an X-ray astronomy satellite developed jointly by the Institute of Space and Aeronautical Science at JAXA and NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center to probe high-energy X-ray sources, such as supernova explosions, black holes and galactic clusters.
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Tanegashima
is one of the Ōsumi Islands belonging to Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan.
Tanegashima Space Center
The (TNSC) is the largest rocket-launch complex in Japan with a total area of about 9.7 square kilometers.
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TBS Holdings
(formerly is a Japanese media and licensed broadcasting holding company. It is the parent company of the television network TBS Television and radio network TBS Radio. It has a 28-affiliate television network called Japan News Network, as well as a 34-affiliate radio network called Japan Radio Network.
The Japan Times
The Japan Times is Japan's largest and oldest English-language daily newspaper.
The New York Times
The New York Times (NYT) is an American daily newspaper based in New York City.
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THEMIS
Time History of Events and Macroscale Interactions during Substorms (THEMIS) mission began in February 2007 as a constellation of five NASA satellites (THEMIS-A through THEMIS-E) to study energy releases from Earth's magnetosphere known as substorms, magnetic phenomena that intensify auroras near Earth's poles.
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Tokyo
Tokyo (東京), officially the Tokyo Metropolis (label), is the capital of Japan and one of the most populous cities in the world, with a population of over 14 million residents as of 2023 and the second-most-populated capital in the world.
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Toyohiro Akiyama
is a retired Japanese TV journalist and professor at Kyoto University of Art and Design.
Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission
The Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission (TRMM) was a joint space mission between NASA and JAXA designed to monitor and study tropical rainfall.
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Tsukuba
is a city located in Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan.
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Tsukuba Space Center
The Tsukuba Space Center (TKSC) also known by its radio callsign Tsukuba, is the operations facility and headquarters for the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) located in Tsukuba Science City in Ibaraki Prefecture.
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Uchinoura Space Center
The is a space launch facility in the Japanese town of Kimotsuki, Kagoshima Prefecture.
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Uncrewed spacecraft
Uncrewed spacecraft or robotic spacecraft are spacecraft without people on board.
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University of Nairobi
The University of Nairobi (uonbi or UoN) is a collegiate research university based in Nairobi and is the largest university in Kenya.
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Usuda Deep Space Center
is a facility of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency.
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Usuda, Nagano
was a town located in Minamisaku District, Nagano Prefecture, Japan.
Venus
Venus is the second planet from the Sun.
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Very-long-baseline interferometry
Very-long-baseline interferometry (VLBI) is a type of astronomical interferometry used in radio astronomy.
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VTOL
A vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) aircraft is one that can take off and land vertically without relying on a runway.
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Warm–hot intergalactic medium
The warm–hot intergalactic medium (WHIM) is the sparse, warm-to-hot (105 to 107 K) plasma that cosmologists believe to exist in the spaces between galaxies and to contain 40–50% of the baryonic 'normal matter' in the universe at the current epoch.
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WINDS
WINDS (Wideband InterNetworking engineering test and Demonstration Satellite, also known as Kizuna), was a Japanese communication satellite.
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X-ray astronomy
X-ray astronomy is an observational branch of astronomy which deals with the study of X-ray observation and detection from astronomical objects.
X-ray detector
X-ray detectors are devices used to measure the flux, spatial distribution, spectrum, and/or other properties of X-rays.
X-Ray Imaging and Spectroscopy Mission
The X-Ray Imaging and Spectroscopy Mission (XRISM, pronounced "crism"), formerly the X-ray Astronomy Recovery Mission (XARM), is an X-ray space telescope mission of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) in partnership with NASA to provide breakthroughs in the study of structure formation of the universe, outflows from galaxy nuclei, and dark matter.
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X-ray spectroscopy
X-ray spectroscopy is a general term for several spectroscopic techniques for characterization of materials by using x-ray radiation.
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X-ray telescope
An X-ray telescope (XRT) is a telescope that is designed to observe remote objects in the X-ray spectrum.
XEUS
XEUS (X-ray Evolving Universe Spectroscopy) was a space observatory plan developed by the European Space Agency (ESA) as a successor to the successful XMM-Newton X-ray satellite telescope.
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Yohkoh
Yohkoh (ようこう, 'Sunbeam'), known before launch as Solar-A, was a Solar observatory spacecraft of the Institute of Space and Astronautical Science (Japan), in collaboration with space agencies in the United States and the United Kingdom. It was launched into Earth orbit on August 30, 1991 by the M-3SII rocket from Kagoshima Space Center.
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162173 Ryugu
162173 Ryugu (provisional designation) is a near-Earth object and a potentially hazardous asteroid of the Apollo group.
1KUNS-PF
1KUNS-PF (1st Kenyan University NanoSatellite-Precursor Flight) was the first Kenyan-owned satellite.
25143 Itokawa
25143 Itokawa (provisional designation) is a sub-kilometer near-Earth object of the Apollo group and a potentially hazardous asteroid.
3200 Phaethon
3200 Phaethon (previously sometimes spelled Phaeton), provisionally designated, is an active Apollo asteroid with an orbit that brings it closer to the Sun than any other named asteroid (though there are numerous unnamed asteroids with smaller perihelia, such as). For this reason, it was named after the Greek myth of Phaëthon, son of the sun god Helios.
See also
Independent Administrative Institutions of Japan
- Independent Administrative Institution
- Independent Administrative Institution National Museum
- JAXA
- Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology
- Japan Atomic Energy Agency
- Japan External Trade Organization
- Japan Foundation
- Japan Institute for Labour Policy and Training
- Japan International Cooperation Agency
- Japan Mint
- Japan National Tourism Organization
- Japan Oil, Gas and Metals National Corporation
- Japan Railway Construction, Transport and Technology Agency
- Japan Science and Technology Agency
- Japan Society for the Promotion of Science
- National Agriculture and Food Research Organization
- National Archives of Japan
- National Center for University Entrance Examinations
- National Institute for Environmental Studies
- National Institute for Materials Science
- National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology
- National Institute of Information and Communications Technology
- National Institute of Radiological Sciences
- National Institution for Academic Degrees and Quality Enhancement of Higher Education
- National Printing Bureau
- National Research Institute for Earth Science and Disaster Resilience
- Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology
- Pharmaceuticals and Medical Devices Agency
- Riken
- Urban Renaissance Agency
Space program of Japan
- ATREX
- Advanced Satellite for Cosmology and Astrophysics
- Birds-1
- Birds-2
- Fuji (spacecraft)
- HERACLES (spacecraft)
- HOPE-X
- Hakuto-R Mission 2
- Hideo Shima
- Information Gathering Satellite
- International Space Station
- Interstellar Technologies
- JAXA
- JSAT (satellite constellation)
- JSAT Corporation
- Japan Space Systems
- Japan Spaceguard Association
- Japanese Lunar Exploration Program
- Japanese Space Station Module (Mitsui)
- Japanese names on the moon craters
- Japanese space program
- Kibo (ISS module)
- Kibō (ISS module)
- List of accidents and incidents involving the International Space Station
- National Institute of Information and Communications Technology
- PHL-Microsat
- Pencil Rocket
- Philippine Scientific Earth Observation Microsatellite program
- Quasi-Zenith Satellite System
- STAMINA4Space program
- Space One
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