India is developing a plan to improve its ability to protect satellites from attacks, people familiar with the matter said, after a near miss in orbit highlighted risks to national security posed by other spacecraft. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/23/asia-pacific/india-bodyguard-satellites-orbital/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #india #space #satellites #rockets
Tomifumi Godai, a renowned Japanese engineer known as the creator of the country's H-2 and H-2A rockets, has died. He was 92. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/08/20/japan/rocket-engineer-tomifumi-godai-obituary/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #jaxa #space #rockets #tomifumigodai #obituary
Firefly Aerospace is exploring an option to launch its Alpha rocket from Japan as the U.S. rocket maker expands its satellite launch services globally. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/08/18/companies/firefly-aerospace-japan-rocket-launch/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #fireflyaerospace #rockets #space #hokkaido
…I know that https://openseadragon.github.io is a thing. but it seems like an awful lot of faff for my use case
@urlyman
Please don't judge me, but I was hoping for an open source design for the Sea Dragon...
Taiwanese private rocket company TiSpace terminated the flight of one of its rockets shortly after lift-off in northern Japan on Saturday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/07/13/taiwanese-rocket-fails-japan-launch/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #tispace #rockets #taiwan #hokkaido
Japan’s flagship H2A rocket lifted off for the final time early Sunday, successfully concluding a 24-year run that has defined the nation’s space capabilities. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/06/29/japan/science-health/japan-h2a-rocket-retired/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #sciencehealth #jaxa #rockets #satellites #h3 #space #h2a