The first non-American astronaut on the Moon will be Japanese
Japanese astronaut: The United States is the only country to have taken its astronauts to the Moon. So far, twelve men have walked on lunar soil, but there will be…
Japan’s SLIM probe regains power more than a week after moon landing
By Kantaro Komiya TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan’s SLIM spacecraft has regained power, its space agency said on Monday, more than a week after it achieved an unconventionally precise lunar landing…
Japan says SLIM spacecraft’s ‘pinpoint’ moon landing is success
By Kantaro Komiya TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan achieved an unprecedented “pinpoint” moon landing within 100 metres (328 feet) of target, the space agency said on Thursday, after its probe SLIM’s…
Japan’s SLIM moon craft short on power after successful lunar landing
By Kantaro Komiya and Joey Roulette TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan on Saturday became the fifth country to put a spacecraft on the moon, but solar power issues threatened to cut…
Japan counts down to precision ‘moon sniper’ landing mission
By Kantaro Komiya TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan aims to become the fifth country to put a spacecraft on the moon when it attempts a precision landing on Friday, in what…
Japan suspends H-IIA rocket launch for moonshot because of strong winds
By Kantaro Komiya and Rocky Swift TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan’s space agency suspended a planned launch on Monday of a rocket carrying what would be the country’s first spacecraft to…
Reaching Mars in record time: Japan plans space elevator by 2050
Imagine a world where travelling to space is as simple as taking an elevator. This isn’t science fiction—it’s the vision behind Japan’s ambitious plan to build a space elevator. With…
China lands on moon’s far side in historic sample-retrieval mission
By Liz Lee, Joey Roulette and Joe Brock BEIJING (Reuters) – China landed an uncrewed spacecraft on the far side of the moon on Sunday, a landmark mission aiming to…
White House directs NASA to create time standard for the moon
By Joey Roulette and Will Dunham WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The White House on Tuesday directed NASA to establish a unified standard of time for the moon and other celestial bodies,…
China launches signal relay satellite for mission to moon’s hidden side
By Albee Zhang and Ryan Woo BEIJING (Reuters) – China on Wednesday launched a satellite that will act as a communications bridge between ground operations on Earth and an upcoming…