➀ The European Space Agency (ESA) and the Japanese Space Agency (JAXA) have committed to a deeper working relationship, focusing on exploring asteroids, the Moon, and Mars. They have signed a joint statement outlining five aspects of their collaboration, including accelerating studies for the ESA's Ramses mission to Apophis, contributing to the Gateway programme for a lunar space station, and working together on lunar exploration, including the Artemis programme. ➁ They plan to advance discussions on a potential collaborative Mars mission and continue working together in space science, including high-energy astrophysics and studying the plasma around Earth. ➂ The agencies have a history of collaboration, such as the BepiColumbo mission to Mercury and the EarthCARE mission to study Earth's climate.
Recent #Jaxa news in the semiconductor industry
1. JAXA and iQPS are collaborating on on-orbit demonstrations to achieve centimeter-level accuracy in real-time satellite orbital position estimation using PPP technology. 2. The partnership aims to enhance the maturity of the onboard PPP algorithm through continuous improvement based on on-orbit demonstration results. 3. The project also seeks to improve satellite image accuracy, space weather forecasts, and upper atmospheric observations.