Space Exploration

2021.10.18

10:21

Japanese tycoon Yusaku Maezawa to enter the International Space Station in December

Asian Tech Press (OCT 18) -- According to media reports, billionaire Yusaku Maezawa, founder of Japan's largest clothing retail company Zozotown, will enter the International Space Station on December 8 aboard a Russian Soyuz spacecraft for a 12-day space trip.

2021.08.20

06:08

Japan partners with Israel to produce oxygen on the moon

2021.08.17

05:13

Japanese firms urge the government to boost investment in moon business

According to Bloomberg, a group of Japanese companies recently appealed to the Japanese government en masse that Japan needs to take commercial development of the moon more seriously if it is to remain competitive in the budding space economy.

2021.08.13

08:20

Russia to jointly build a space observatory with China, S. Korea, France, Italy

2021.07.20

09:25

SpaceX to launch S. Korea's next-generation satellite

Elon Musk's SpaceX and Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) will reportedly jointly develop a next-generation launch vehicle for medium-sized satellites.

2021.05.12

14:00

Russia to launch its first space robot prototype in 2023

According to Sputnik, the first Russian Teledroid robot for space work will be made by 2023, said Yevgeny Dudorov, executive director of the Russian "Bionic Technology" R&D complex.

2021.04.27

11:06

China Successfully Launches Nine Commercial Satellites

On April 27, China successfully launched its Long March-6 rocket, sending nine commercial satellites, including Qilu-1, Qilu-4, and Foshan-1, into scheduled orbits from Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center.

2021.04.26

12:00

China names its first Mars rover "Zhurong"

The China National Space Administration (CNSA) revealed the name of China's first Mars rover at the opening ceremony of 2021 China Space Day held in Nanjing, Jiangsu Province on April 24.

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