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JAXA H3 Rocket Achieves Success with First Low-Cost Variant Launch
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JAXA H3 Rocket Achieves Success with First Low-Cost Variant Launch

JAXA's H3 rocket successfully launched its "30 configuration," the lowest-cost variant using only liquid fuel engines. This completes the H3 family with three configurations of varying capabilities and costs, fulfilling a decade-long development goal. The 30 configuration offers cost savings by omitting solid rocket boosters, making it suitable for smaller satellites and enhancing JAXA's market competitiveness.

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Japan’s JAXA invests US$78.5 million in NASA’s now-frozen Lunar Gateway project
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Japan’s JAXA invests US$78.5 million in NASA’s now-frozen Lunar Gateway project

Japan’s JAXA has invested at least US$78.5 million to build components for NASA’s Lunar Gateway project, which NASA announced on March 24 it was freezing to focus on constructing a moon surface base with future Mars missions in mind. The project, part of NASA’s Artemis programme aimed at returning astronauts to the moon for the first time since 1972, faced cost concerns from the Office of Management and Budget last May, though US$2.6 billion in funding was earmarked under President Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act last July.

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