We can watch from the comfort (and safety!) of our computer chairs as two robotic spacecraft deliver essential supplies to…
JAXA
New Liftoff Date/Time for Japanese Space Freighter Announced
Update (22 January 2011): NASA TV will also be webcasting the launch of the HTV. Launch of the second Japanese…
Japanese Solar Sail mission takes photo of itself in deep space
Just when I thought the Japanese had finished coming up with clever things to do in space (such as successfully…
Asteroid sample capsule recovered in Australian outback
JAXA announced early this morning that the helicopter recovery team successfully recovered the sample return capsule from the JAXA Hayabusa…
Watch live as Japanese asteroid mission lands in outback Australia
Update (14 June 2010): A post showing video of the re-entry can be found here on my site. We are…
Finderchart for Hayabusa capsule re-entry online
Update (13 June 2010): I have added a new post here containing information on how to watch the re-entry of…
Japanese capsule only one week from landing in Australia
Post updated 3.45pm AEST Confirmation was received from Japan’s Hayabusa asteroid sample return mission that the 3rd course correction had…
Earth from 250,000km away
JAXA’s Akatsuki spacecraft sent back images of the Earth from 250,000 km away. More images can be found here on…