https://spacewatch.global/tag/masaki-fujimoto/ AN INDEPENDENT PERSPECTIVE ON SPACE Mon, 11 May 2026 10:21:00 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1.4 https://spacewatch.global/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/SpaceWatchGlobal-Sign-90x90.png https://spacewatch.global/tag/masaki-fujimoto/ 32 32 https://spacewatch.global/2026/05/esa-and-jaxa-sign-dedicated-collaboration-agreement-for-2028s-ramses-mission-to-asteroid-apophis/ Mon, 11 May 2026 06:00:21 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=73752 ESA and JAXA have signed a collaboration agreement for the 2028 Ramses mission to asteroid Apophis, deepening cooperation in planetary defence.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2025/09/jaxa-officially-requests-japanese-government-funding-to-join-ramses-mission/ Tue, 02 Sep 2025 06:00:00 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=67446 The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency has requested funding to participate in ESA's Rapid Apophis Mission for Space Safety (Ramses). Last week, JAXA Vice President Masaki Fujimoto had explained to a space policy panel of Japan’s science ministry that "under the circumstances, JAXA must increasingly support Ramses to study Apophis through Japan-Europe collaboration, on behalf of humanity worldwide"]]> https://spacewatch.global/2025/08/jaxa-to-join-esas-ramses-mission-to-observe-apophis-earth-flyby/ Mon, 25 Aug 2025 06:00:00 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=67304 JAXA will join ESA's Ramses mission to observe Apophis, providing its H3 rocket as a launch vehicle "on behalf of humanity." Asteroid Apophis will make a close flyby of Earth in 2029, passing about 32,000 kilometers from Earth's surface. ESA’s Space Safety program received permission back in July 2024 to begin preparatory work for the Rapid Apophis Mission for Space Safety (Ramses) planetary defense mission]]>