IBUKI (GOSAT)/H-IIA Launch Vehicle No.15 Launch

A quick review of the H-IIA Launch Vehicle No. 15 launch on January 23, 2009, from the Tanegashima Space Center.

• Duration: 5 minutes
• Year of Production: 2009

KIZUNA (WINDS)/H-IIA Launch Vehicle No.14 Launch

A quick review of the H-IIA Launch Vehicle No. 14 launch on February 24, 2008, from the Tanegashima Space Center.

• Duration: 5 minutes
• Year of Production: 2008

KAGUYA (SELENE)/H-IIA Launch Vehicle No.13 Launch

A quick review of the H-IIA Launch Vehicle No. 13 launch on September 14, 2007, from the Tanegashima Space Center.

• Duration: 7 minutes
• Year of Production: 2007

Silent Supersonic Technology Demonstration Program (Revised Edition)

JAXA's goal is to demonstrate through flight tests the feasibility of its "low sonic boom design concept" as a global leader in the R&D of this environmentally compatible technology. JAXA also aims to establish an aerial boom measurement method that could contribute to the deliberation of international standard for sonic boom for next generation supersonic transport currently under examination.

• Duration: 5:30
• Year of Production: 2011

Detecting Clear Air Turbulence
-Research & Deveropment on Airborne Doppler LIDAR-

We would like to introduce research and development for the “Onboard Doppler Light Detection and Ranging (LIDAR) system,” which measures wind when the weather is clear to prevent an accident inside a passenger plane due to air turbulence.

• Duration: 5:52
• Year of Production: 2011

Hypersonic Transport Aircraft a New Dream for Humanity

The video introduces JAXA's attempt to achieve hypersonic transport aircraft of Mach 5 class, which will fly across the Pacific Ocean in two hours, by studying a conceptual design of the aircraft system and conducting flight environment verification of the hypersonic engine, the key technology, from takeoff to reaching a speed of Mach 5.

• Duration: 5:48
• Year of Production: 2011

Beyond the Sky and into Space JAXA 2011 - 2012

JAXA provided a lot of interesting topics in fiscal year 2011 including Astronaut Furukawa's expedition to the International Space Station, setting up the Upgrade Project for the mainstay launch vehicle, and the development of the Global Change Observation Mission 1st – Water “SHIZUKU.” We would like to introduce JAXA's activities between April 2011 and March 2012 covering all of our five primary fields namely space science, space application by satellites, ISS and manned space development, launch vehicles and space transportation systems, and aviation technology and research. Some precious images and scenes are also included.

• Duration: 14 minutes
• Year of Production: 2012

Beyond the Sky and into Space JAXA 2010 - 2011

JAXA offered many topics again in 2010, including sample retrieval from Itokawa by the asteroid explorer “HAYABUSA,”the launch of the first quasi-zenith satellite, manned space activities by Astronauts Naoko Yamazaki and Souichi Noguchi at the International Space Station, and the berthing of the KOUNOTORI2 at the ISS.
This video introduces JAXA’s activities with some valuable movies between April 2010 and March 2011 and covers our five major specialties namely space science, space use through satellites, ISS and manned space development, launch vehicle and space transportation systems, and aviation technology research.

• Duration: 14 minutes
• Year of Production: 2011

Beyond the Sky and into Space - JAXA 2010 -

In this program, we looked back on JAXA's major activities in Japanese Fiscal Year 2009, not only manned space programs, but also space utilization with satellites, space science research, aeronautical technology research, basic technology research, and space transportation systems including launch vehicles.

• Duration: 14 minutes
• Year of Production: 2010

Beyond the Sky and into Space - JAXA 2009 -

In the area of the International Space Station and manned space development activities, Astronaut Akihiko Hoside assembled the Pressurized Module of the Japanese Experiment Module Kibo, and Astronaut Koichi Wakata is now staying at the ISS for a prolonged period of time. In this program, we looked back on JAXA's major activities in Japanese Fiscal Year 2008, not only manned space programs, but also space utilization with satellites, space science research, aeronautical technology research, basic technology research, and space transportation systems including launch vehicles. The program is in an omnibus format.

• Duration: 14 minutes
• Year of Production: 2009

Beyond the Sky and into Space - JAXA 2008 -

Project managers of the Lunar Explorer "KAGUYA" (SELENE) and the ultra high-speed Internet satellite "KIZUNA" (WINDS), which were launched successfully on H-IIA Launch Vehicles No. 13 and No. 14, respectively, explain about their operation achievements to date and future prospects.
Anticipated research results from observations by the Solar Physics Satellite "HINODE" (SOLAR-B) are introduced here through images, as are scenes from the assembly of the "Experiment Logistics Module Pressurized Section" (ELM-PS), the first assembly task of the Japanese Experiment Module "Kibo" performed by Astronaut Takao Doi. Future launch plans and advanced research and development in the aviation field are also shown.

• Duration: 14 minutes
• Year of Production: 2008