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Japan ends its historic Akatsuki mission after more than a decade

Japan ends the Akatsuki mission after more than a decade studying Venusian weather, revealing super-rotation, giant gravity waves.
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Japan launches cargo ship to resupply the space station

In a significant stride for its space exploration efforts, Japan has successfully launched a new cargo spacecraft. The uncrewed mission, which took off on October 26, 2025, is designed to deliver essential supplies to the International Space Station (ISS).
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Space station astronauts eager to open “golden treasure box” from Japan

A cargo ship from Japan pulled alongside the International Space Station on Wednesday, maneuvering close enough for the lab’s robotic arm to reach out and grab it as the vehicles soared 260 miles over the South Atlantic Ocean. “HTV capture complete ...
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Japan successfully launches new cargo spacecraft to deliver supplies to International Space Station

TOKYO(AP) — Japan's space agency successfully launched Sunday its most powerful flagship H3 rocket, carrying a newly developed unmanned cargo spacecraft for its first mission to deliver supplies to the International Space Station. The Japan Aerospace ...
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Japan to provide H3 rocket for Europe's mission to observe Apophis asteroid

TOKYO (Reuters) -Japan will join a European project to observe the Apophis asteroid when it passes close to the Earth by providing the H3 rocket as a launch vehicle, a Japanese space agency official said on Friday. The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency ...
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