[Interview+] How Japan Built Its Crazy Space Agency
Japan’s space agency often flies under the radar, despite pursuing missions many larger agencies haven’t attempted. Like returning samples from Phobos or deploying a Toyota-built lunar rover. In this interview, we trace JAXA’s origins and the decisions that defined it.
Watch the video here (with no ads) or on YouTube: https://youtu.be/_u9ZJBLCDBQ
🟣 Guest: Dr. Subodhana Wijeyeratne https://subowijeyeratne.com/
📚 The Islands and the Stars: A History of Japan's Space Programs https://bdo.wfu.mybluehost.me/the-islands-the-stars/
00:00 Intro
02:01 Researching JAXA
06:48 Star of Japan's space journey
16:05 Japan's first liquid fuel rocket
24:14 Japan's relationships with NASA and others
31:23 Lesser known projects
36:53 Dependency on the US
42:00 Excitement for the Future
44:41 Current obsessions
50:17 Final thoughts
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Japan’s space agency often flies under the radar, despite pursuing missions many larger agencies haven’t attempted. Like returning samples from Phobos or deploying a Toyota-built lunar rover. In this interview, we trace JAXA’s origins and the decisions that defined it.
Watch the video here (with no ads) or on YouTube: https://youtu.be/_u9ZJBLCDBQ
🟣 Guest: Dr. Subodhana Wijeyeratne https://subowijeyeratne.com/
📚 The Islands and the Stars: A History of Japan's Space Programs https://bdo.wfu.mybluehost.me/the-islands-the-stars/
00:00 Intro
02:01 Researching JAXA
06:48 Star of Japan's space journey
16:05 Japan's first liquid fuel rocket
24:14 Japan's relationships with NASA and others
31:23 Lesser known projects
36:53 Dependency on the US
42:00 Excitement for the Future
44:41 Current obsessions
50:17 Final thoughts
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