JAXA Institute of Space and Astronautical Science @ISAS_JAXA_EN

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JAXA Institute of Space and Astronautical Science @ISAS_JAXA_EN

17 hours ago

[#CosmosBlog] What if we could launch small, fast missions that did great science? It was a concept that started the rebel alliance between ISAS and ESA, changing the future of scientific space exploration. Now on Cosmos 🔗: cosmos.isas.jaxa.jp/a-rebel-allian…

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5 days ago

Notice of website temporary suspension: 09/27 (Sat) 06:00 JST ~ 09/29 (Mon) 13:30 JST ISAS websites will be offline for maintenance 🛠️ We apologise for any inconvenience. (※ times may vary slightly.)

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2 weeks ago

[#CosmosBlog] On 5 July 2025, a catastrophic event was rumoured to wipe out much of Japan. But if a disaster were imminent, would we be prepared? The JAXA Planetary Defense team give a run down of projects worldwide to protect the Earth. Now on Cosmos 🔗: cosmos.isas.jaxa.jp/july-5-the-day…

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2 weeks ago

[Press Release] Venus Climate Orbiter “AKATSUKI” Operation Completed global.jaxa.jp/press/2025/09/… #JAXA

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2 weeks ago

H.E. Ahmed Belhoul Al Falasi, UAE Minister of Sports & UAE Space Agency Chair, and UAE Space Agency DG Salem Al Qubaisi visited JAXA Tsukuba. ISAS DG Fujimoto presented ISAS activities, and Deputy DG Tsuda briefed the visitors on Hayabusa2, which they followed with great interest

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2 weeks ago

At the #Expo2025 UAE Pavilion “Gateway to Growth: UAE-Japan Collaboration in the Space Economy,” ISAS DG Fujimoto Masaki highlighted Japan’s small, smart missions, promotion of new entrants, and the need to create high-quality jobs for young people in the space industry.

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2 weeks ago

At the #EXPO2025 Czech Pavilion, ISAS researchers Funaki Ikkoh, Saito Yoshifumi & Sugahara Haruna joined Jiří Svoboda (Czech Academy of Sciences) for the session “Space Technologies and Instrumentation”, talking on Japan space science and international collaboration!

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3 weeks ago

[Launch & Experiment] The 2025 scientific balloon campaign has concluded. isas.jaxa.jp/en/topics/0040…

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3 weeks ago

🛰 A fragment of asteroid Ryugu 🪨 brought back by Hayabusa2 will be in Adelaide! On Tue 7 Oct, JAXA ISAS Director General Fujimoto Masaki will give a talk and Q&A at the exhibit unveiling. 📅 Online streaming available from 9:00am JST (English only) 🔗 space.gov.au/news-and-media…

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4 weeks ago

That’s a wrap! The first exhibit in Asia outside Japan of a real grain from asteroid Ryugu is now complete. A/Prof. Elizabeth Tasker gave the closing presentation in Chiang Mai and everyone took a final peek at the asteroid grain! Thank you, NARIT, for beautiful exhibit spaces.

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4 weeks ago

[Launch & Experiment] Completion of scientific balloon flight B25-04, "Flight test of a super-pressure balloon with a diamond-shaped net" isas.jaxa.jp/en/topics/0040…

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a month ago

Following Bangkok, Chiang Mai is next! 🚀 A real fragment from asteroid #Ryugu is now on display at the NARIT HQ Princess Sirindhorn AstroPark, August 20–30 🌌 Free entry! Don’t miss the finale: Aug 30 (Sat), 18:30–19:30, special talk by JAXA’s Assoc. Prof. Elizabeth Tasker.

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a month ago

NASA Asia Rep. Andy Masciola visited ISAS to bid farewell to DG Fujimoto and colleagues. Grateful for his many contributions to ISAS-NASA cooperation. We warmly welcome his successor, Rebecca Levy, and look forward to further strengthening our partnership in space science.

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2 months ago

ISAS Director General Fujimoto visited H.E. Ohtaka Masato, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Japan to the Kingdom of Thailand, during the first-ever display of the Ryugu sample in Thailand. They discussed the importance of international cooperation in space science.

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2 months ago

🚀Dr. Fujimoto Masaki, Director General of ISAS, gave a lecture at Thailand’s NSTDA, a partner in the International Space Station Kibo-ABC program. Researchers and students listened attentively and asked many questions 🛰 He was later interviewed by a local TV station 🎤

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2 months ago

Alongside the Ryugu sample exhibit in Bangkok 🛰️, ISAS Director General Fujimoto spoke at the Embassy of Japan in Thailand on Japan’s space science challenges, from asteroid Ryugu to the Moon and Mars. Many from Bangkok’s Japan community attended, including kids on summer break.