The United States has informed Japan of its hope to additionally use heavy weapons, such as antitank missiles and rocket launchers, in training at Ground Self-Defense Force firing ranges. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/12/24/japan/us-heavy-weapons-use-gsdf/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #us #usjapanrelations #okinawa #gsdf #defense #rockets #missiles #defenseministry #hokkaido #miyagi #yamanashi #shizuoka #oita
Japan’s third attempt at putting its Michibiki No. 5 satellite into orbit ended in failure after the second-stage engine of the H3 rocket carrying it stopped burning earlier than scheduled. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/12/22/japan/science-health/h3-rocket-launch-fails/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #sciencehealth #jaxa #rockets #michibiki #satellites #space
Japan’s space agency has called off the launch of its eighth H3 rocket, which is carrying the Michibiki No. 5 satellite, following an emergency shutdown that took place moments before takeoff. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/12/17/japan/jaxa-launch-failure/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #jaxa #michibiki #rockets #kagoshima #satellites #space
Prof. Sam Lawler
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This week's space launch schedule:
PLANNED LAUNCH/REENTRY:
SPACEX STARTLINK 6-90, CAPE CANAVERAL SFS, FL
PRIMARY: 12/11/25 1859Z-2342Z
BACKUP: 12/12/25 1833Z-2316Z
SPACEX STARLINK 15-12, VANDENBERG SFB, CA
PRIMARY: 12/14/25 0520Z-1002Z
BACKUP: 12/16/25 0452Z-0934Z
SPACEX STARLINK 6-82, CAPE CANAVERAL SFS, FL
PRIMARY: 12/15/25 0243Z-0726Z
BACKUP: 12/16/25 0217Z-0700Z
ULA KA-04, CAPE CANAVERAL SFS, FL
PRIMARY: 12/15/25 0835Z-1204Z
BACKUP: 12/16/25 0813Z-1142Z
SPACEX STARLINK 6-99, KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FL
PRIMARY: 12/15/25 1311Z-1754Z
BACKUP: 12/16/25 1245Z-1728Z
This week's space launch schedule:
PLANNED LAUNCH/REENTRY:
SPACEX STARTLINK 6-90, CAPE CANAVERAL SFS, FL
PRIMARY: 12/11/25 1859Z-2342Z
BACKUP: 12/12/25 1833Z-2316Z
SPACEX STARLINK 15-12, VANDENBERG SFB, CA
PRIMARY: 12/14/25 0520Z-1002Z
BACKUP: 12/16/25 0452Z-0934Z
SPACEX STARLINK 6-82, CAPE CANAVERAL SFS, FL
PRIMARY: 12/15/25 0243Z-0726Z
BACKUP: 12/16/25 0217Z-0700Z
ULA KA-04, CAPE CANAVERAL SFS, FL
PRIMARY: 12/15/25 0835Z-1204Z
BACKUP: 12/16/25 0813Z-1142Z
SPACEX STARLINK 6-99, KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FL
PRIMARY: 12/15/25 1311Z-1754Z
BACKUP: 12/16/25 1245Z-1728Z
Hokkaido Spaceport, Japan's only rocket launch site open to the private sector, is steadily raising its profile. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/12/09/japan/hokkaido-spaceport/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #hokkaido #space #rockets
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
natacha 🍉
and 8 others
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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