Rocket Lab Corporation (NASDAQ:RKLB) has become an important launch provider for Japan's growing small satellite sector. The company has built strong relationships with major Japanese space ...

Honda R&D, the research arm of Japan's second-biggest carmaker, successfully landed its 6.3-metre (20.6-foot) experimental reusable launch vehicle after reaching an altitude of 271 metres (889 ...

Honda is known for developing a "space town," which is called Taiki Town, in collaboration with public and private sectors, including its national space agency, the Japan Aerospace Exploration ...

With this successful test flight, Honda joins an elite club of companies that have managed to land a reusable rocket, including SpaceX, Blue Origin, and handful of Chinese startups. It’s also beaten ...

TOKYO (Reuters) -Taiwanese private rocket company TiSpace terminated the flight of one of its rockets shortly after lift-off in northern Japan on Saturday, failing to become the first foreign ...

Honda’s hopper suddenly makes the Japanese carmaker a serious player in rocketry JournalBot Jun 18, 2025 Jump to latest Follow Reply Jun 18, 2025 Replies: 158 ...

The Eco Rocket isn't the first time Japanese engineers have worked on a spaceplane. In the 1980s, NASDA and NAL, both now part of the Japanese space agency JAXA, were developing the experimental ...

Japan 's space program has faced challenges with its rocket launches in recent years. The larger H3 rocket experienced a high-profile failure during its debut launch in February 2023.

The 60-foot-long rocket, which weighs 23 tons, was launched from a port in the mountainous Kii peninsula in Wakayama Prefecture on Japan’s main island, according to the company’s website.

A new flagship H3 rocket carrying a defense ministry communications satellite is launched from Tanegashima Space Center, Kagoshima prefecture, southern Japan Monday, Nov. 4, 2024.

Japan’s space agency announced Friday, April 26, that it will launch its new flagship rocket H3 on June 30 carrying an observation satellite for disaster response and security purposes, a key ...

Taiwanese private rocket company TiSpace terminated the flight of one of its rockets shortly after lift-off in northern Japan on Saturday, failing to become the first foreign company to perform a ...