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Japan's space agency said Saturday its prototype reusable rocket successfully completed the first liftoff and landing test, marking a step forward in the cost-cutting technology dominated by SpaceX. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/07/11/japan/science-health/japan-launches-lands-reusable-rocket/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #sciencehealth #space #jaxa #tech

Hayabusa2’s Next Target is a Tiny 11 Meter Asteroid https://hackaday.com/2026/07/15/hayabusa2s-next-target-is-a-tiny-11-meter-asteroid/ #Space #Asteroid #Hayabusa2 #JAXA #Planetarydefense #Samplereturn

RE: https://mastodon.social/@thejapantimes/116900686779826096 Japan space agency's experimental reusable rocket hovers and lands safely in first test flight https://youtu.be/FsAn4GD7Ymk #jaxa #rocket

BepiColombo mission is about to arrive at Mercury! It's a pretty nifty design: ESA's Mercury Planetary Orbiter (MPO) and JAXA's Mercury Magnetospheric Orbiter (Mio) are travelling to #Mercury as a compostive spacecraft, stacked on top of a transfer module. So separation & arrival will happen in stages. ▶️ https://www.esa.int/ESA_Multimedia/Images/2018/10/BepiColombo_arrival_at_Mercury_timeline?p Planetary science is a good reminder that science needs long-term planning and foresight. #BepiColombo was launched in 2018! #astrodon #space #ESA #JAXA #VicisAstro

Hayabusa2 getting a lot of value out of itself, visiting a number of nearby rocks, even landing on and sampling one of them. A proper Belter! https://www.space.com/space-exploration/asteroid-comet-missions/japans-hayabusa2-probe-captures-remarkable-photo-of-a-two-headed-asteroid-62-million-miles-away #Hayabusa2 #Torifune #Asteroids #Space #JAXA

#hayabusa2 did a VERY close flyby of asteroid Torifune. I share this mostly because #JAXA have a very cute avatar that they shared as part of the celebration. https://www.nippon.com/en/news/yjj2026070500221/ Congratulations to the JAXA team on a job well done!