Japanese space program
Space program of Japan
Japanese space program
The Japanese space program (Japanese: 日本の宇宙開発) has cumulatively launched 384 spacecraft since 1970, the fifth most of any nation. It is currently operated by JAXA, formed from a 2003 merger of the Institute of Space and Astronautical Science (ISAS), National Space Development Agency of Japan (NASDA), and National Aerospace Laboratory of Japan. In recent years, Japanese space policy has been shaped by the US-Japan alliance and intensifying great power competition. JAXA deployed the SELENE lunar orbiter and the SLIM lander and rovers. Hayabusa achieved the world's first asteroid sample return in 2010; Hayabusa2 deployed the first rovers on an asteroid. Akatsuki studied Venus from orbit from 2015 to 2024. IKAROS was its largest solar sail research mission. BepiColombo, jointly launched with the European Space Agency in 2018, is a Mercury flyby and orbiter mission. Martian Moons eXploration is planned to launch in December 2026 and conduct the first sample return from Phobos. JAXA operates...
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