South Korea has successfully launched its fourth homegrown Nuri space rocket and put more than a dozen satellites into orbit, the country's Science Ministry has said. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/27/asia-pacific/south-korea-space-rocket-launch/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #southkorea #space #rockets
China’s Shenzhou-22 mission blasted off on Tuesday as the country looks to plug safety risks to its crewed spaceflight program and space station after a vessel was damaged in orbit earlier this month. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/25/asia-pacific/china-shenzhou-22-space-station/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #china #space #astronauts #shenzhou22 #rockets
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This is an amazing app that allows you to see (almost) live all the #satellites and #debris (in LEO*) that are in #orbit above our heads.
You can pick one #satellite and get many info, including its orbit.
yeah, it's completely crowded, but we keep launching more and more #rockets 🚀 and much more satellites, like if our ressources were unlimited.
*LEO: low-Earth orbit (~300km up to 2000km)
This is an amazing app that allows you to see (almost) live all the #satellites and #debris (in LEO*) that are in #orbit above our heads.
You can pick one #satellite and get many info, including its orbit.
yeah, it's completely crowded, but we keep launching more and more #rockets 🚀 and much more satellites, like if our ressources were unlimited.
*LEO: low-Earth orbit (~300km up to 2000km)
FAA restricts commercial rocket launches indefinitely due to air traffic risks
#HackerNews #FAA #Restrictions #Commercial #Rockets #AirTraffic #Risks #SpaceExploration
A Japanese company is tackling the problem of space debris with a wood-derived material engineered to help satellites burn up completely in the atmosphere. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/06/japan/science-health/wooden-satellite-material/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #sciencehealth #space #satellites #rockets
In recent years, Japanese companies have been working to make commercial space travel a possibility in the country, but experts say without international collaboration, space tourism might not become a reality. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/31/japan/science-health/space-tourism-japan/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #sciencehealth #rockets #space #tech
JAXA successfully launched its new HTV-X1 cargo spacecraft to the International Space Station, marking the first time in five years that Japan will send supplies to the ISS. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/26/japan/jaxa-cargo-spacecraft-launch/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #jaxa #space #rockets
NASA has said it is opening its marquee U.S. moon landing contract to other bidders as Elon Musk's SpaceX has experienced mounting delays with the Starship lunar lander. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/10/21/tech/nasa-spacex-contract-starship-rivals/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #tech #jeffbezos #blueorigin #spacex #rockets #space #elonmusk #nasa #us #moon #mars #artemis
The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, or JAXA, said Sunday it has postponed the launch of the seventh unit of its H3 liquid fuel rocket, which was scheduled for Tuesday, due to a bad weather forecast. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/19/japan/science-health/jaxa-postponement-h3-rocket/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #sciencehealth #kagoshima #jaxa #space #rockets
Dassai, a sake brewer in Yamaguchi Prefecture, and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries said that a Japanese H3 rocket will carry ingredients for Dassai sake, as well as brewing equipment developed by the two for use in space. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/10/japan/sake-brewing-test-space/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #dassai #mitsubishiheavy #space #rockets #sake #kagoshima #iss
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