Related: Meet 'Lunar Cruiser': Japan's big moon rover for astronauts gets a nickname For the past five years, JAXA and Toyota have been advancing research on a vehicle that would enable sustained ...

While Toyota and JAXA lead the effort, Bridgestone is developing the tires, and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries is handling the power systems. These companies are focused on ensuring the reliability ...

The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) and automaker Toyota are already jointly developing a pressurized lunar rover that they expect will enhance the success of Artemis. The unique feature ...

In exchange for this, JAXA got the right to fly two of its own astronauts on future Artemis missions, at a date that's yet to be announced. The Toyota Moon rover will likely launch on top of a ...

TOKYO -- Honda Motor will join the development of a lunar rover by the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA), Nikkei has learned. Toyota Motor has also been cooperating with JAXA on this project.

In the Japanese market, Toyota is going head-to-head with Mitsubishi. The carmaker’s subsidiary Mitsubishi Heavy Industries developed and launched the H3 series of rockets for JAXA, the country ...

This lunar mission is for machines only, but JAXA hopes to change that: It's developing a crewed lunar rover with Toyota that is meant to transport people in a pressurized environment. Scientists ...

In 2019, Toyota’s collaboration with the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) commenced, focusing on developing a lunar ...

Photo by James Atoa/UPI The investment would make Toyota Japan's second automaker to venture into space. Automaker Mitsubishi has developed the H3 rocket for the Japanese space agency JAXA.

The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) has selected Spirent Communications to supply its lunar positioning, navigation and timing (PNT) simulation solution. The solution will support JAXA’s ...