Japanese space company ispace has invested over $40 million in its new U.S. subsidiary to-date, as it looks to take advantage of growing investment from NASA and the Pentagon in technologies… Read More
A Film by Hiroyuki Morita
Studio Ghibli rarely produces any sort of sequel to any of their films, although Totoro does have a short sequel that only airs in a museum that I should review… Read More
Last month Japanese startup ispace tried to become the first private company to land a spacecraft on the moon — but in the crucial final moments lost contact with its vehicle.
Now th… Read More
Iwao Hakamada: Japan retrial for world's longest-serving death row inmate BBCJapanese man granted retrial after 45 years on death row The GuardianJapan court orders ret… Read More
Hello and welcome back to Max Q! In this issue: ispace’s lunar lander presumed lost Update on Ursa Major News from Hydrosat and more ispace loses contact with lunar lander seconds befo… Read More
Flight of the White Rabbit
Japan’s “Hakuto-R” mission: will the first private moon landing succeed?
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The lunar lander Hakuto-R from the Jap… Read More
Tokyo-based ispace said Monday that its Hakuto-R lunar lander is on track to reach the moon at the end of April. ispace launched the lander on board a Falcon 9 in December; since then, the s… Read More
El manga con temática yakuza de Tatsuo Nitta Shizukanaru Don – Historia paralela de Yakuza obtiene una adaptación cinematográfica de acción real en dos… Read More
Hello and welcome back to Max Q! Last week was a week of milestones and landmarks. This week I was going to add Rocket Lab’s first Virginia launch to the list, but (sigh) they scrubbed… Read More
Sunday was a landmark day for both commercial and public space ventures, with NASA’s Orion capsule returning to Earth just hours after the launch of a privately funded and built lunar… Read More
Hello and welcome back to Max Q. TC’s in-person Space event is almost upon us. Will you be there? Learn more about the event here. In this issue:
Rocket Lab’s helicopter catch at… Read More
Japan hanged three prisoners on Tuesday, its first executions in two years, with the government saying it was necessary to maintain capital punishment in the face of continued “atrocio… Read More
Tono, Iwate Pref. – É um fato pouco conhecido fora da indústria de bebidas que o Japão não importa todos os seus lúpulos, um ingrediente chave para… Read More
Violazione dei diritti umani, parità di genere, emarginazione, sono solo alcuni dei temi a forte valenza sociale presenti nella sezione “Location negata” della 1… Read More
The AMP Jurors have made their decisions and the Architecture MasterPrize is pleased to announce the winners of the 2020 edition of this prestigious award, in both professional and student c… Read More
The Japanese space startup ispace is launching a new "Blueprint Moon" data analysis service on top of its plans for private lunar landings after raising $28 million in new investments. The… Read More
Sitting in an armchair next to his sister, in a cozy living room in the Japanese city of Hamamatsu, Iwao Hakamada looks like your average 83-year-old grandpa Read More
Artwork shows ispace’s Hakuto-R lander and rover on the lunar surface. (ispace Illustration)The Japanese moon venture known as ispace says it has recruited new corporate partners and s… Read More
"On Wednesday, a Japanese company called ispace announced that it has two missions planned to the Moon within the next three years and that it has acquired ride-share launches on two Falcon… Read More