Organics have been found in a 4-billion-year-old Martian meteorite, supporting the idea that water once flowed over Mars’s surface. Further hints to the red planet’s habitable past may be collected by the MMX spacecraft, having been deposited on the surface of Phobos during Mars’s history.
This afternoon (19 February 2020), the MMX mission transitioned to become a JAXA Project: an official step in mission development authorised by the Japanese government. The mission was previously in the Pre-Project phase, where the focus was on research and analysis, such as simulating landings to improve spacecraft design. The focus will now move onto the development of mission hardware and software.
I am Keisuke Sugawara from JAXA’s Research and Development Department. My research usually focusses on artificial intelligence and support for Earth satellite projects but since last autumn, I have also begun to participate in the MMX project.
What a confusing title for an article! First of all, what is the "SB"? Let's start with this!
We have just held the first international meeting for the MMX* Remote Sensing Consortium. The meeting was held on the 9th and 10th of March, 2018 at Rikkyo University in Tokyo.
Recently, I have become intrigued by civil engineering. On one of my cycle routes through the mountains, there is a point where the road curves and a dam wall becomes visible. There are many different types of dams due to differences such as location, the construction period, the type of material (rock) and available transportation to the site. But in each case, the engineer has done their best to store the largest amount of water with the least amount of effort using the technology obtainable at the time. It is always a result I can appreciate!
Is this the very beginning of MMX? 🍼 2020 is the 50th anniversary of the first Japanese satellite, Ohsumi, which launched on February 11, 1970 on the L (lambda)-4S rocket (#5)! 🎂 The success of Ohsumi began the era of space science exploration in Japan. 🛰️
日本初の人工衛星「おおすみ」打上げから50年目を迎えた今年。ISASの原点を振り返るパネルを制作しました。https://t.co/XpN1IeRvfC #おおすみ50
The 1st astronaut mission on the NASA/SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule was postponed due to bad weather. This is a common occurrence: the launch of @haya2e_jaxa was delayed 3 days due to weather! The next attempt will be Sat. 3:22PM EDT (Sun. 4:22AM JST). We wish the crew clear skies!
"It was a great day for NASA, it was a great day for @SpaceX. I think our teams worked together in a really impressive way, making good decisions all along." Administrator @JimBridenstine explains why the scrub today was the best decision to keep the #LaunchAmerica crew safe:
KOUNOTORI brought the ISS crew fresh fruit from Japan! In the picture (left-right): lemon, satsuma mandarin, kiwi, kiyomi (type of orange), paprika and kawachibankan (Japanese grapefruit). KOUNOTORI could accept "late access" cargo up to 80 hours prior to launch for fresh foods.
#国際宇宙ステーション 長期滞在中のクルーへ日本の美味しい生鮮食品が届けられました！喜んでもらえたら嬉しいですね☺️ #こうのとり
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パプリカ (#宮城 産)
🆕キウイフルーツ (#群馬 産)
河内晩柑、清見、レモン (#愛媛 産)
温州みかん (#佐賀 産)
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KOUNOTORI (HTV) 9 has arrived safely at the ISS and the supplies have been opened by the crew! 😋 This is the final cargo mission from HTV. ✨ Future re-supply missions will use the forthcoming @HTVX_JAXA on the H3 rocket, which will also launch MMX! 🚀
ライブ中継でのキャプチャ（把持）の様子の応援ありがとうございました！
無事に「こうのとり」9号機🛰はISSに到着し、この後しばらく羽根をやすめます。
https://t.co/ZYzWZzru5Z
また今朝がた補給キャリア与圧部のハッチが開かれ、クルーが入室しました✨
https://t.co/6hJevVfsNC
#こうのとり応援
Good luck to the UAE Hope Mars mission, as they prepare for launch on the H-IIA rocket at Tanegashima in July! 🚀 🛰️Please let us know what Mars is like: we are anxious to follow you in FY 2024! ✨
#EidMubarak from the Emirates Mars Mission team in Japan as they prepare to launch the #HopeProbe on its historic journey to Mars.
