Japan has successfully launched a defense satellite designed for speedier communication and military operations on a new ...

The launch is a boost for Japan’s space program following a recent streak of successes, including a historic precision touchdown on the moon of an unmanned spacecraft last month. The liftoff was ...

The tiny Japanese CubeSat was launched from Florida with the aim of bringing the space industry into a more sustainable ...

and investing in cyber and space defence to support multi-domain operations. The program also seeks to double Japan’s defence ...

The world’s first wooden satellite, built by Japanese researchers, was launched into space on Tuesday, in an early test of using timber in lunar and Mars exploration. LignoSat, developed by ...

Both nations have reached new agreements with the U.S. to gain access to the Wideband Global Satcom (WGS) satellite system ...

The world’s first wooden satellite has blasted off on a SpaceX rocket, its Japanese developers said, as part of a resupply mission to the International Space Station. Scientists at Japan’s ...

STORY: It might just make space exploration a little more sustainable. Scientists in Japan are set to test the world’s first wooden satellite. The LignoSat was developed by a team from Kyoto ...

Japan sees a stable, commercially competitive space transport capability as key to its space program and national security. JAXA and its main contractor, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, have been ...

World's First Wooden Satellite, Developed in Japan, Heads to Space By Kantaro Komiya and Irene Wang KYOTO (Reuters) - The world's first wooden satellite, built by Japanese researchers, was ...

Japan launched a defence satellite aimed at speedier communication and military operations on a new flagship H3 rocket on Monday and successfully placed it into orbit, as the country seeks to build up ...