The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) launched its first unmanned HTV supply spacecraft in 2009. With the retirement of the U.S. space shuttle, Japan’s HTVs became the only supply ...

Endeavour, the fifth and final space shuttle was created after the space ... missions included ferrying the Dextre robotics system, Japanese Kibo Logistics Module and Tranquility node into space ...

The United States Space Force is aiming high to counter aggression from China and North Korea by opening a base in Japan that would allow for greater cooperation with the Self-Defense Forces.

A Japanese space startup said its second attempt to launch a rocket carrying satellites into orbit had been aborted minutes after liftoff Wednesday, nine months after the company's first launch ...

A space rocket built by a Japanese startup blasted off on Wednesday but was later seen spiralling downwards in the distance as the company said the launch had to be terminated. It was the second ...

How significant is the Japan-US space exploration alliance? And how is NASA strengthening cooperation with other Asian partners? NASA Deputy Administrator Pam Melroy offers details.