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Trump leaves a mess behind at NASA

Commentary / World Dec 26, 2020

Trump leaves a mess behind at NASA

by Adam Minter

President-elect Joe Biden needs to focus on what has made the U.S. space program distinctive in recent years: the power of private competition.

Hayabusa2's successful mission may help us reclaim our own past

Editorials Dec 10, 2020

Hayabusa2's successful mission may help us reclaim our own past

Science now allows us to pluck pieces of our history from asteroids as they whiz by.

NASA picks U.S. and Japanese companies for lunar sample collection

National Dec 4, 2020

NASA picks U.S. and Japanese companies for lunar sample collection

Tokyo-based Ispace Inc. and its subsidiary in Luxembourg are among the firms tasked with collecting a small amount of lunar regolith from any location on the Moon.

Japanese startup to establish lunar lander development hub in the U.S.

National / Science & Health Nov 29, 2020

Japanese startup to establish lunar lander development hub in the U.S.

by Keita Nakamura

Ispace hopes to deliver payloads, including research equipment, to the moon in support of future NASA missions.

Astronaut Soichi Noguchi still adapting to life on ISS

National Nov 25, 2020

Astronaut Soichi Noguchi still adapting to life on ISS

During his current mission, Noguchi said he is looking forward to sharing space food with other crew members.

Astronaut Noguchi says SpaceX ship offered 'best' flight to ISS

National Nov 20, 2020

Astronaut Noguchi says SpaceX ship offered 'best' flight to ISS

The Japanese scientist is one of only three people known to have launched in three different types of spacecraft.

Noguchi among four astronauts bound for ISS on SpaceX launch

World / Science & Health Nov 16, 2020

Noguchi among four astronauts bound for ISS on SpaceX launch

The launch was the first of what the U.S. hopes will be many routine missions following a successful test flight in late spring.

Japanese bill to allow ownership of samples from outside Earth

National / Science & Health Nov 6, 2020

Japanese bill to allow ownership of samples from outside Earth

The bill calls for allowing space resources to be owned by those who collected them, based on exploration plans submitted in advance to the prime minister.

There’s water ice on the moon, and in more places than NASA once thought

World / Science & Health Oct 27, 2020

There’s water ice on the moon, and in more places than NASA once thought

by Kenneth Chang

An infrared telescope mounted inside a 747 jumbo jet showed unambiguous evidence of water on parts of the moon where the sun shines.

NASA says images suggest 'success' in asteroid sample collection

National Oct 22, 2020

NASA says images suggest 'success' in asteroid sample collection

The OSIRIS-REx spacecraft on Tuesday unfurled its robotic arm to touch the surface of Bennu for six seconds.

Japan joins U.S.-led pact for space exploration and moon mining

National / Science & Health Oct 14, 2020

Japan joins U.S.-led pact for space exploration and moon mining

The agreement also covers issues regarding space debris and stipulates that its members will not interfere with their counterparts' endeavors on the moon.

Japanese and U.S. astronauts 'ready to fly' in Oct. 31 SpaceX mission

National / Science & Health Sep 30, 2020

Japanese and U.S. astronauts 'ready to fly' in Oct. 31 SpaceX mission

The upcoming mission will mark the first in a series of regular, rotational flights to the International Space Station by SpaceX's new crew transportation system.

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