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Equipment to Study Hayabusa’s Asteroid Samples Damaged in Japan Earthquake
[/caption] The large particle accelerator being used in to analyze the asteroid samples returned by the Hayabusa spacecraft was damaged…
Japans White Stork Kounotori Grappled and Nested at Space Station: Video,Photo Album
[/caption] Japans critical new resupply spaceship – nicknamed Kounotori2, (HTV2) - was successfully berthed today (Jan. 27) at the International…
Japan blasts the White Stork Kounotori to Space Station
[/caption] A Japanese rocket successfully blasted off early this morning (Jan. 22) on a vital mission bound for the International…
JAXA Considering Second Try at Akatsuki-Venus Rendezvous One Year Earlier than Planned
The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) is now considering making a second attempt to insert the Akatsuki probe into Venus'…
Faulty Valve Caused Akatsuki Failure at Venus
[/caption] The Japanese space agency has deduced that a faulty engine valve was the reason the Akatsuki spacecraft did not…
No Asteroid Particles Found in Second Hayabusa Compartment, But More in First
[/caption] No visible material from asteroid Itokawa was found inside the second compartment of a canister returned to Earth by…
Akatsuki Update: Fuel Pressure Drop Likely Caused Insertion Failure
[/caption] While JAXA is still trying to get an exact handle on the problems that the Akatsuki probe sent to…
Akatsuki Fails to Enter Orbit of Venus
JAXA announced that the Akatsuki spacecraft failed to enter orbit around Venus. The orbit insertion maneuver was performed, the space…
Akatsuki Encounters Problems at Venus
[/caption] Japan's first Venus space probe encountered problems while attempting orbit insertion and went into safe mode. It took longer…
Japan’s Akatsuki to Reach Venus Today
[/caption] Japan’s Akatsuki spacecraft will arrive at Venus later today, and will enter orbit around the planet. The box-shaped orbiter…