February 2020
Europe’s role in space standardisation
...In particular, what is its approach towards China and Japan, which have shown a strong interest in international standards? ...Indeed, ECSS has received several requests from Japan to translate our standards, which we have answered ...
October 2020
Is NASA’s Artemis Accords agreement Moon-proof?
...single agreement between 14 sovereign countries - the US, Japan, Canada, Russia and 10 European countries, who worked... each run by an individual country, i.e. USA, Russian Federation, Japan, Canada, and 10 countries of Europe represented by ESA. Each ...
November 2020
Walking on the Moon
.... It is now a matter of proving that technology in the lunar environment. A model of Asagumo under test in lava tubes in Japan. Ultimate goal One of the main criticisms of previous lunar mission developments has been their lack of sustainability. ...
July 2021
Canadarm2 - 20 years of Canadian space robotics on the ISS
...captures the ISS’s first free-flying cargo vehicle, Japan’s HTV-1, in September 2009. Evolution Operation of ... of April 2021, Canadarm2 has captured 44 vehicles since the first (Japan’s HTV-1) in 2009. Other enhancements, inspired by the experience of...
October 2021
Russia and China – a new space axis
... by a partnership of the United States, Russia, Europe, Japan and Canada, the United States made it plain from the ..., Spain, the Netherlands, Poland, Italy, Germany, Norway, India, Japan, Saudi Arabia, Kenya, Peru and Mexico). As if to emphasise ...
November 2021
The philosophy of space missions today
... also includes an art museum, a 4D cinema, and a restaurant selling astronaut food. The Space Port Japan Association hopes that Japan will have Asia’s first spaceport by the end of the decade. Rationale for space missions A separate...
