Japan is ready to support the United States' lower-cost lunar missions, its space agency chief said on Friday, after the U.S. administration proposed a $6 billion cut to NASA's budget that could upend ...

TOKYO, May 16 (Reuters) - Japan is ready to support the United ... that was due for initial deployment near the moon in the fourth Artemis mission. NASA said Gateway components already built ...

Japan Remains Committed to Moon Missions as Trump Cuts NASA Budget, JAXA Chief Says By Kantaro Komiya TOKYO (Reuters) -Japan is ready to support the United States' lower-cost lunar missions ...

Japan is ready to support the United States' lower-cost lunar missions, its space agency chief said on Friday, after the U.S. administration proposed a $6 billion cut to NASA's budget that could ...

TOKYO - Japan ... missions in February, the budget proposal suggested NASA could cancel the Gateway, an internationally planned space station that was due for initial deployment near the moon ...

A key driver of Japan’s space ambitions is the Basic Plan on Space Policy, which was revised in 2023 to reflect the evolving global space landscape. The updated plan emphasizes ...

Mounted on this lander will be a Japanese-built rover, developed by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI), equipped for deep polar exploration. The mission’s main goal: to investigate the Moon’s ...

A private Japanese lunar lander is now in orbit around the moon. The Resilience spacecraft ... Join our Space Forums to keep talking space on the latest missions, night sky and more!

A privately developed Japanese lunar lander has successfully ... If successful, it will join a growing list of recent moon missions by private companies. Firefly Aerospace became the first private ...