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International Deep Space Exploration Conference - Hefei

Christian Feichtinger, executive director of the International Astronautical Federation (IAF), speaks via video link at the opening ceremony of the third International Deep Space Exploration Conference in Hefei, east China's Anhui Province, on September 5, 2025. Chinese scientists unveil blueprint for asteroid defense and resource utilization, call for international collaboration. Photo by Zhou Mu /Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Attendees of aerospace industry event voice confidence for future development

STORY: Attendees of aerospace industry event voice confidence for future development SHOOTING TIME: Nov. 20, 2023 DATELINE: Nov. 22, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:19 LOCATION: CHONGQING, China CATEGORY: TECHNOLOGY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the event 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): CHRISTIAN FEICHTINGER, Executive Director of International Astronautical Federation 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): XU MING, Founder, Chairman and CEO of GalaxySpace STORYLINE: The Aerospace Information Industry International Ecosystem Event 2023 concluded in southwest China's Chongqing Municipality on Tuesday. 434 enterprises and 67 institutions from both home and abroad participated in the two-day event to discuss the development of the aerospace information industry. Attendees have spoken highly of China's progress in aerospace industry and extended hope to further tap its huge potential in the future. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): CHRISTIAN FEICHTINGER, Executive Director of International Astronautical Federation "We've had the pleasure to witness the st

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Epsilon developer achieves 'revolution' in rocket biz

KIMOTSUKI, Japan - Yasuhiro Morita, professor at the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency's Institute of Space and Astronautical Science, poses for photos on Sept. 14, 2013 at the Uchinoura Space Center in Kimotsuki, Kagoshima Prefecture after watching Japan's new solid-fuel rocket Epsilon's liftoff. Morita led the development team of the Epsilon, Japan's first new rocket in 12 years incorporating artificial intelligence.

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Japan's H-2A rocket fails to release 2nd satellite

UCHINOURA, Japan - Junichiro Kagaguchi (R), professor at the Institute of Space and Astronautical Science, speaks to reporters in Uchinoura, Kagoshima Prefecture, on Feb. 3 about the failure by Japan's second H-2A rocket to release one of two test satellites after its successful blastoff from the National Space Development Agency of Japan's Tanegashima Space Center in the prefecture.

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Space reentry experiment device unveiled

TANEGASHIMA, Japan - A space reentry device, called DASH (Demonstrator of Atmospheric reentry System with Hyperbolic Velocity), is unveiled to the media at the National Space Development Agency of Japan's (NASDA) space center in Tanegashima Island, Kagoshima Prefecture on Dec. 16. DASH will be loaded into Japan's second H-2A rocket to be launched Jan. 31 by the government's Institute of Space and Astronautical Science. The device consists of box-shaped storage equipment (fore) and a cylinder-shaped tester (center), which is 40 centimeters wide, 20 cm high and weighs 16 kilograms.

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3 gov't space agencies to be integrated in 2003

TOKYO, Japan - Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology Minister Atsuko Toyama announces the integration of three government-affiliated space agencies at a news conference in Tokyo on Aug. 21. The National Space Development Agency of Japan (NASDA), the Institute of Space and Astronautical Science (ISAS), and the National Aerospace Laboratory of Japan (NAL) will be integrated into a new entity by fiscal 2003.

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Japan's spacecraft to explore Mars

The M-5 rocket carrying the Planet-B spacecraft, Japan's first spacecraft to explore Mars, is shown to the press at the Kagoshima Space Center in Uchinoura, Kagoshima Prefecture, on Thursday July 2. Japan's Institute of Space and Astronautical Science (ISAS) plans to launch the spacecraft later in July.

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China's Tianwen-1 Mars mission team wins IAF World Space Award

STORY: China's Tianwen-1 Mars mission team wins IAF World Space Award DATELINE: Sept. 23, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:51 LOCATION: Paris CATEGORY: TECHNOLOGY SHOTLIST: 1. various of IAF World Space Award 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): PASCALE EHRENFREUND, President of International Astronautical Federation 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): PASCALE EHRENFREUND, President of International Astronautical Federation STORYLINE: China's Tianwen-1 Mars mission team has won this year's International Astronautical Federation (IAF) World Space Award, an award recognizing a person or a team for exceptional contributions to space exploration. The Tianwen-1 team carried out China's first Mars exploration mission, which has achieved rich scientific results. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): PASCALE EHRENFREUND, President of International Astronautical Federation "The rover has performed very excellently. You've already seen the papers published, looking at the water activity on Mars. And it is just a very interesting accomplishment. And we all congrat

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Japan's H-2A rocket fails to release 2nd satellite

UCHINOURA, Japan - Junichiro Kagaguchi (R), professor at the Institute of Space and Astronautical Science, speaks to reporters in Uchinoura, Kagoshima Prefecture, on Feb. 3 about the failure by Japan's second H-2A rocket to release one of two test satellites after its successful blastoff from the National Space Development Agency of Japan's Tanegashima Space Center in the prefecture.

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Japan's bid to launch world's smallest satellite-carrying rocket fails

(From L) Yoshifumi Inatani, deputy director general of the Institute of Space and Astronautical Science, Hiroto Habu, associate professor of the institute, and University of Tokyo professor Shinichi Nakasuka attend a press conference at the Uchinoura Space Center in Kimotsuki, southwestern Japan, on Jan. 15, 2017. Japan's space agency aborted the launch of the world's smallest rocket capable of putting a satellite into orbit shortly after liftoff from the center. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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(2)Japan launches asteroid sampling probe

GAGOSHIMA, Japan - A computer graphics released by Japan's Institute of Space and Astronautical Science (ISAS) shows how MUSES-C, the world's first space probe designed to retrieve surface samples from an asteroid, operates in the space. If operations go as planned, MUSES-C launched by ISAS on May 9 will meet asteroid 1998SF36 at 300 million kilometers from Earth in summer 2005 and return home two years later. (Kyodo)

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(1)Japan launches asteroid sampling probe

GAGOSHIMA, Japan - Photo released by Japan's Institute of Space and Astronautical Science (ISAS) shows MUSES-C, the world's first space probe designed to retrieve surface samples from an asteroid, which was launched aboard an M-r rocket from the Kagoshima Space Center in Uchinoura, Kagoshima Prefecture on May 9. If post-launch operations go as planned, MUSES-C will meet asteroid 1998SF36 at 300 million kilometers from Earth in summer 2005 and return home two years later. (Kyodo)

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3 gov't space agencies to be integrated in 2003

TOKYO, Japan - Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology Minister Atsuko Toyama announces the integration of three government-affiliated space agencies at a news conference in Tokyo on Aug. 21. The National Space Development Agency of Japan (NASDA), the Institute of Space and Astronautical Science (ISAS), and the National Aerospace Laboratory of Japan (NAL) will be integrated into a new entity by fiscal 2003.

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Institute releases photo of M-5 rocket's failed launch

TOKYO, Japan - This is a photo of an M-5 rocket's failed launch Feb. 10, published by the Institute of Space and Astronautical Science, which is part of the Education Ministry, on Feb. 21. The photo was taken 1.7 seconds after liftoff at Uchinoura, Kagoshima Prefecture. Small red-colored fragments of graphite are seen above the flames. The institute suspects these fragments are connected with the launch's failure.

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Japan fails to launch scientific satellite

UCHINOURA, Japan - Japan fails to launch an astronomical observation satellite Feb. 10 as the M-5 rocket carrying the satellite could not reach the expected orbit. The Institute of Space and Astronautical Science said the rocket carrying the Astro E X-ray observation satellite lifted off at 10:30 a.m. from the Kagoshima Space Center in Uchinoura, Kagoshima Prefecture.

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Launch of Japanese scientific satellite aborted

UCHINOURA, Japan - The rocket carrying Japan's astronomical observation satellite stands on the launching pad at Uchinoura, Kagoshima Prefecture, on the morning of Feb. 9 after the scheduled launch was aborted immediately before liftoff due to technical problems. Institute of Space and Astronautical Science (ISAS) officials said the countdown was halted after a wiring fault was discovered at a tracking station.

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NASA developing asteroid exploration vehicle

The U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has started developing this miniature asteroid exploration vehicle, NASA officials said June 28. The vehicle, called ''nanorover,'' will be taken to an asteroid by a MUSES-C spacecraft which will be launched by the Institute of Space and Astronautical Science, an affiliate of Japan's Education Ministry. The photo was provided by NASA.

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NASA developing asteroid exploration vehicle

The U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has started developing this miniature asteroid exploration vehicle, NASA officials said June 28. The vehicle, called ''nanorover,'' will be taken to an asteroid by a MUSES-C spacecraft which will be launched by the Institute of Space and Astronautical Science, an affiliate of Japan's Education Ministry. The photo was provided by NASA.

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Arrival of Japanese probe in Mars to be delayed

This is an imaginary picture of Japan's first Mars probe ''Nozomi'' (Hope). The Institute of Space and Astronautical Science said Jan. 12 it will not reach the orbit of the red planet until 2003 or 2004, more than four years after the original target of October 1999, due to lack of fuel. The photo was provided by the institute.

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Japan's spacecraft to explore M

The M-5 rocket carrying the Planet-B spacecraft, Japan's first spacecraft to explore Mars, is shown to the press at the Kagoshima Space Center in Uchinoura, Kagoshima Prefecture, on Thursday July 2. Japan's Institute of Space and Astronautical Science (ISAS) plans to launch the spacecraft later in July.