Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA)

Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA)

JAXA said the HTV-X1 spacecraft lifted off smoothly atop the No. 7 H3 rocket from the Tanegashima Space Center in southern Japan. Photo: UNB/AP

Japan successfully launches new cargo spacecraft to supply ISS

The new freighter can carry a larger payload and provide power in flight, allowing transport of cells and other laboratory samples that require low-temperature storage

A fire that broke out during an engine combustion test of its Epsilon S rocket under development is seen at Tanegashima Space Center on the southwestern island of Tanegashima, Japan November 26, 2024, in this photo released by Kyodo. Photo: Mandatory credit Kyodo/via REUTERS

Japan's space agency halts Epsilon S rocket engine test after fire

Japan's Space One's small, solid-fueled Kairos rocket lifts off before it explodes, shortly after the launch at Space One's launching pad on the tip of Kii peninsula in Kushimoto town, Wakayama prefecture, Japan 13 March 2024. Photo: Kyodo via REUTERS

Japan's Space One Kairos rocket explodes on inaugural flight

Photo: JAXA

Japan says 'moon sniper' hit its pinpoint target