Japan Botched a Satellite Launch in One of the Weirdest Ways Possible
New details have emerged regarding Japan’s H3 rocket failure last month, revealing the strange way its payload—a navigation…
H3 failure linked to payload fairing separation anomaly
WASHINGTON — An H3 launch failure in December may have been caused by an unusual event that led…
Rocket Lab launches JAXA tech demo satellite
WASHINGTON — A Rocket Lab Electron rocket successfully launched a technology demonstration satellite for the Japan Aerospace Exploration…
Rocket Lab Brings Forward Earth Observation Launch for KAIST, Liftoff Scheduled for Tomorrow
Rocket Lab Corporation LONG BEACH, Calif., Dec. 09, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Rocket Lab Corporation (Nasdaq: RKLB) (“Rocket…
H3 launches first HTV-X cargo spacecraft
WASHINGTON — Japan launched the first of a new generation of cargo spacecraft to the International Space Station,…
Rocket Lab Secures Multiple Launches with Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA)
Rocket Lab Corporation LONG BEACH, Calif., Oct. 10, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Rocket Lab Corporation (Nasdaq: RKLB) (“Rocket…
Japanese Probe That Famously Sent Fictional Pop Star to Venus Is Officially Dead
Venus is officially a lonely planet. After losing contact with the Akatsuki spacecraft last year, Japan’s space agency…
ESA and JAXA to seize ultra-rare chance to study a 1,230-foot asteroid in a close Earth flyby
An artists depiction of the Ramses mission (Image source: ESA-Science Office; edited) Asteroid Apophis is projected to fly…
Japan to launch new ISS resupply vehicle in October
The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) has said that it will launch the first HTV-X new resupply vehicle…