JAXA’s Initiative on Human Spaceflight Program for ISS and BLEO

Paper number

IAC-17,B3,1,3,x39601

Author

Mr. Takashi Hamazaki, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA), Japan

Coauthor

Dr. Hirohiko Uematsu, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA), Japan

Coauthor

Mr. Naoki Satoh, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA), Japan

Coauthor

Dr. Koichi Wakata, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA), Japan

Year

2017

Abstract

The Japanese Experiment Module (JEM) “Kibo” on ISS has been operational since 2008, and it has matured to its stage of  full utilization. To maximize the benefits of “Kibo”s utilization , JAXA is making a continuous effort to create various new capabilities for the  utilization on the ISS. JAXA astronaut Takuya Onishi stayed onboard the ISS for four months in 2016 and contributed to bringing benefits to Earth. JAXA is promoting various functional missions such as the deployment of small satellites , a mouse rearing mission, the Electrostatic Levitation Furnace (ELF), the calorimetric electron observation (CALET), and the material exposure mission using Exposed Facility (ExHAM) on “Kibo”. In the field of medical research, JAXA focuses on high-quality protein crystal growth experiments utilizing the  Protein Crystallization Research Facility in the “Kibo”module.
\par The international lunar vicinity mission is a likely option for JAXA as a part of human space capability beyond low earth orbit (BLEO). Japan is assessing how to expand its role in the international cooperation for future space exploration programs. One important target is the International Space Exploration Forum 2 (ISEF2) to be held in Japan in 2018. As a core national R\&D agency of Japan, JAXA focuses on technology research for long-duration missions, exploration activity on partial gravity environment, and transportation. As a key-technology research for manned missions, JAXA stresses the importance of technology demonstration such as radiation monitoring, the water recovery system, and the air recycle and revitalization system, which will be using JEM for on-orbit demonstration. Furthermore, based on the HTV (H-II Transfer Vehicle) technology obtained from past missions, JAXA engages in the  development of the next generation HTV for servicing BLEO, and the return capsule as a re-entry demonstration.

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