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!
There is a myth of a meteorite from Mars that struck a dog when it fell in Egypt in 1911....
It may initially seem premature to worry about the spacecraft’s path and orbit upon arrival at Mars. But the science and engineering goals for the mission are both precise and challenging, frequently requiring the spacecraft to be in a particular location or orientation with respect to Mars, the moons, the Earth or the Sun. As a result, we need to consider our route through Martian space early so that any structural or operational requirements will be reflected in the spacecraft design.
“Implementing Arrangement” signed between JAXA and DLR! This involves equipping MMX with a rover jointly built by Germany and France as well as sharing experiment facilities and scientific expertise!
JAXA: https://t.co/Vqm22NiU9W
DLR: https://t.co/y57CWe1KMa
The European Space Agency @esa is soliciting proposals for two members to join the @mmx_jaxa_en mission Science Board! This international team of scientists will be responsible for the overall science management of our journey to the Martian moons. https://t.co/aQX4HuHtD4
The cherry blossoms are in full bloom all over the place 🌸. When we sent a photo of JAXA’s cherry blossoms to a friend at NASA, they sent photos back! Here are cherry blossoms taken at NASA and JAXA: can you tell which is JAXA?
©︎ A friend working for NASA
At 10:45am JST TODAY, the ESA/JAXA @BepiColombo is lifting off for Mercury! Stacked up tight are orbiters “MIO” @JAXA_MMO & “Bepi” @ESA_Bepi. Safe flying 🛰!
🎥 Live coverage:
JAXA: https://t.co/JPPMGYBOVo
ESA: https://t.co/2Fd27UjPCI
And mission Q&A: https://t.co/qv7rIyUVOE
