Category: Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency

Japan’s 1st Moon Lander Suffers Communication Failure After Launch

Japan’s space agency said Thursday that communication with its moon lander Omotenashi was lost after launching from the NASA center the previous day, and that it was working to stabilize its position. NASA on Wednesday launched its unmanned spacecraft, Artemis 1, carrying the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency’s (JAXA’s) Omotenashi lander and Equuleus satellite. JAXA said…


Japan Orders Rocket Carrying 8 Satellites to ‘Self-Destruct’ After Failed Launch

Japan’s space agency on Wednesday sent a “self-destruction” signal to its Epsilon-6 rocket shortly after liftoff, the first such command issued by Japan since November 2003, according to local reports. Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) said it sent a destruction order signal to the rocket just minutes after launch when it detected the rocket had…