by admin | Nov 7, 2024 | Japan, Kyoto University, LignoSat, News, Newsletter, Other Tech News, space, Space News, SpaceX
When you think of space-age materials, the same product that allowed the Phoenicians to dominate maritime culture more than 6,000 years ago doesn’t come to mind. And yet that’s the main component of the LignoSat, a new CubeSat from the Kyoto University that has just... by admin | Jan 21, 2024 | Apollo, Japan, lunar lander, moon, Nasa, News, space, Space News, The Conversation
Early on Saturday, January 20 2024, Japan hopes to become the fifth country to successfully land a probe on the Moon. To date, the United States, the Soviet Union, China and India have preceded the East Asian nation. Launched in September 2023 by the Japanese... by admin | Oct 3, 2023 | Archax, Japan, mech, mecha, News, Other Tech News, robots, Technology News, Tsubame Industries
You have exactly one guess as to where the Archax robot mech originates from. If you said anything other than ‘Japan’ then we’re sorely disappointed that you haven’t been keeping up with your mecha anime. But we’re also proud of you for that, so it balances out. Of... by admin | Apr 27, 2023 | Hakuto-R, Japan, lunar lander, News, South Africa, Space News
It looks like South Africa won’t have much to do with that UAE space mission after all. The Hakuto-R private lunar mission being conducted by Japanese company ispace appears to have ended in failure. We say ‘appeared to’ because communication with the Mission 1... by admin | Apr 26, 2023 | ispace, Japan, lunar lander, News, Other Tech News, space, Space News
It’s hard to land things on the moon. It’s even harder if you’re a private company, as Israel’s 2019 Beresheet mission demonstrated. Japan’s ispace hopes to become the first private company to successfully place an object on the moon and it’s happening this afternoon.... by admin | Dec 13, 2022 | dearMoon, Japan, lunar, News, Other Tech News, Space News, SpaceX, Steve Aoki
If you have enough money, you can take a crew of other civilians with you into space. Some of these missions actually conduct science (and the follow-up is going to be mental). Others, like dearMoon, are a little more self-promotional in nature. The trip was announced...