April 28, 2005 Updated
Information from "JAXA Kids"
April 27, 2005 Updated
Symposium "JAXA 2025, The World of Aerospace"
Successfully completed with active opinion exchange
The above symposium was held on the afternoon of the 25th at Keidanren Kaikan (Tokyo). After the presentation on the long-term vision plan and lectures by invited guests, participants actively exchanged opinions, which were inspired by candid comments on the long-term vision plan such as, "It sounded like JAXA was just trying to please everybody" (Mr. Kazuma Nakane), and "Is JAXA pretending to be too healthy?" (Mr. Fujio Nakano).Not only the panelists on the podium but also some business people, Diet members, and people in charge of the vision project had a lively discussion.
We would like to express our appreciation to all participants and supporters.
April 26, 2005 Updated
Thank you for joining our open-house events
JAXA held open-house events at many of our facilities last weekend (Sat. 23rd and Sun. 24th). They were part of the events for the Science and Technology week. We were very happy to see many people visit us, including a record of over 5,800 people to the Tsukuba Space Center. We would like to extend our appreciation to all visitors. -VISIT JAXA
-MEXT Regional Event Search Site (Japanese Only)
April 22, 2005 Updated
Science and Technology Week events: JAXA open-house
For Science and Technology Week from April 18 to 24, JAXA will hold its customary open-house events. On this coming weekend you can take a look at some facilities that you cannot normally visit and participate in many other events prepared by JAXA and volunteer staff. Please check "VISIT JAXA" for more details, and drop by and visit. -VISIT JAXA( On this weekend, we will have an open-house in Tsukuba, Chofu, Katsuura, Tanegashima and Okinawa.)
-MEXT Regional Event Search Site (Japanese Only)
April 18, 2005 Updated
Science and technology week events: "Space and Technology Lecture and Movie" was held in Tokyo
Many events are being held for the science and technology week from April 18 to 24. In Tokyo, a "Space and Technology Lecture and Movie" was held. Themes of the event included "50 years of the Pencil Rocket" and "X-ray Astronomical Observation". The Kakuda Space Propulsion Center (KSPC) in Miyagi Prefecture had an open-house event. Many events including open-house are scheduled for this weekend. Please drop by and visit.-VISIT JAXA
-Space Technology Lecture and Movie on April 16 (Japanese Only)
-Kakuda Space Propulsion Center Open-house
-MEXT Regional Event Search Site (Japanese Only)
April 14, 2005 Updated
Science and technology events to start from this weekend
Many events for the science and technology week from April 18 to 24 will start this coming weekend. In Tokyo, a "Space and Technology Lecture and Movie" will be held. Themes of the event include "50 years of the Pencil Rocket" and "X-ray Astronomical Observation". The Kakuda Space Propulsion Center (KSPC) in Miyagi Prefecture will have an open-house event for some facilities including the High Temperature Shock Tunnel and the Cryogenic Inducer Test Facility. Please drop by and visit.
-VISIT JAXA
-Space Technology Lecture and Movie on April 16 (Japanese Only)
-Kakuda Space Propulsion Center Open-house
-MEXT Regional Event Search Site (Japanese Only)
April 8, 2005 Updated
Press conference with Astronaut Noguchi was held in the morning of April 8.
Live report was also available on NASA TV
Astronaut Soichi Noguchi, who is scheduled to be a crew member of STS-114, Space Shuttle Discovery, held a press conference between 8:30 and 9:30 a.m. on April 8 (Japan Standard Time). This was the last conference before the flight. The conference was broadcast by connecting NASA Johnson Space Center and JAXA Tokyo office. It was also broadcast by NASA TV.-STS-114 special site
-Return to Flight (NASA)
-NASA TV (NASA)
April 7, 2005 Updated
Press conference with Astronaut Noguchi set for morning of April 8.
Live report is also available on NASA TV
Astronaut Soichi Noguchi, who is scheduled to be a crew member of STS-114, Space Shuttle Discovery, is to hold a press conference between 8:15 and 9:15 a.m. on April 8 (Japan Standard Time). This will be the last conference before the flight. The conference will be broadcast by connecting NASA Johnson Space Center and JAXA Tokyo office. It will also be broadcast by NASA TV.-STS-114 special site
-Return to Flight (NASA)
-NASA TV (NASA)
April 5, 2005 Updated
Singapore GPS ground station moved 2 cms due to quake off Sumatra Island
JAXA analyzes published data from GPS stations around the world for our own purposes to improve the accuracy of orbiting satellites. According to our analysis of various ground station locations before and after the earthquake off Sumatra Island on March 29 (measurng 8.7 on the richter scale), we found that the Singapore GPS station moved two centimeters to the west.JAXA CST-DAD(The article is in Japanese)