Japanese Food At International Space Station

By next year, astronauts at the international space station will be able to enjoy Japanese food such as ramen, curry and rice, and mackerel cooked in miso.

Actually making food for astronaut isn’t that easy, this is because the food has to be preserved long enough without a refrigerator. In addition, solid food has to retain [...]

900+ Apply To Become Japanese Astronaut

I was always fascinated by the universe, stars and planet, and at one time in my youth, I yearn to be an astronaut.

This year, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) opened their doors for the first time in 10 years and began accepting applications.
And it looks like there are many astronaut wannabe out there because a [...]

Boomerang in Space Video

A while back I talked about the Japanese astronaut that went up into space just to throw a boomerang and discovered that it actually flew back to him just like on earth.

Well, Japan Probe has posted up the video of the astronaut Takao Doi throwing the boomerang inside the International Space Station. Feast your eyes [...]

Japanese Astronaut: Boomerang Actually Comes Back In Space

Remember some time back in January I mentioned that Japanese astronaut Takao Doi was going up into space to throw a boomerang inside the International Space Station?

Well, the 53 year old just conducted the boomerang test on Tuesday and the results are really interesting. The boomerang actually came back!

Doi tested the boomerang in an [...]