A new era of human spaceflight began May 30 when NASA astronauts blasted off for a mission to the International Space Station. American astronauts Robert Behnken and Douglas Hurley flew on SpaceX’s Crew Dragon spacecraft, lifting off on a Falcon 9 rocket from Launch Complex 39A in Florida. The historic launch was the first manned …
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Dozens of U.S. universities are working on vaccines and studies to guide the fight against COVID-19, while others are providing equipment and talent to help local communities. Read more on Share.America.gov
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Each April 26 on World Intellectual Property Day, we discuss how intellectual property (IP) rights impact our lives and how the enforcement of these rights encourages innovation that we have come to depend on to keep our world moving forward. Innovations require a comprehensive IP framework to flourish. The recipe for such a framework includes, …
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From flying cars to robotic gloves, the newest technology was on display at CES 2020 in Las Vegas January 7-10. More than 170,000 people from 160 countries attended to see all the latest innovations. Read more on Share.America.gov
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The United States and the Government of Japan today signed the Tokyo Statement on Quantum Cooperation in support of continued collaboration in research and development to advance quantum information science and technology (QIST) for economic, societal, and security benefits.
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The United States and Japan signed the Tokyo Statement on Quantum Cooperation December 19 to foster continued collaboration in research and development intended to advance quantum information science and technology.
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The Washington Monument is being transformed into a rocket ship to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 Moon landing. The National Air and Space Museum projected an image of the Saturn V rocket onto the Washington Monument to kick off its “Go for the Moon” show. The display is part of a wider …
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Next year, fifth-generation wireless technology (5G) will begin to form the backbone of future economies and public services. It will touch every part of our lives, from cellphones to self-driving cars, to critical services such as electrical grids and water systems. Unfortunately, the new infrastructure needed to support 5G can subject countries to threats to …
Read More» Michael Kratsios, Deputy Assistant to the President for Technology Policy, will travel to Japan to serve as the United States Head of Delegation at the G20 Digital Ministerial in Tsukuba. Mr. Kratsios will advance discussions of key technology and digital economy issues to promote global economic growth and innovation. While in Japan, Mr. Kratsios will …
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At a May meeting in Washington, U.S. and Japanese officials agreed to continue scientific cooperation between the two countries, including on space exploration, space and earth science, and aeronautics research. Read more on American View
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In a fitting milestone for Women’s History Month in March, NASA is planning to send astronauts Anne McClain and Christina Koch on NASA’s first women-only spacewalk on March 29. The all-female spacewalk will also be supported by a female ground crew at the Johnson Space Center in Houston. Read more via American View More items for Women’s History Month Meet the 2019 International Women of Courage Honoring the 2019 International Women of Courage Five Brilliant Women You Should Know International Women’s Day video …
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In his 2019 State of the Union address, President Trump stressed the importance of investing in cutting-edge industries of the future. On February 11, the President signed an executive order to encourage further AI research and development. AI technologies are already transforming nearly every area of our lives. Even now at the earliest stages of …
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The latest robotic visitor to Mars, NASA’s InSight lander, successfully touched down on the Red Planet after an almost seven-month, 458 million kilometer journey from Earth. InSight’s two-year mission will be to study the deep interior of Mars to learn how rocky celestial bodies formed, including Earth and the Moon. NASA press release InSight Lander on Twitter
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The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2018 was awarded jointly to James P. Allison and Tasuku Honjo for their discovery of cancer therapy by inhibition of negative immune regulation. Ambassador Hagerty tweeted his congratulations to the American and Japanese scientists saying, “Congrats to both James Allison and Tasuku Honjo on your Nobel Prize! …
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Katherine Johnson, a trailblazing mathematician whose calculations were instrumental in every major NASA spaceflight program, celebrated her 100th birthday on August 26. One of her colleagues at NASA said, “It’s an important story – how she empowered women of all races. And she encouraged kids to learn. She influenced culture here at NASA, but also …
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For the first time since NASA retired its space shuttle fleet in 2011, American astronauts will once again travel to the International Space Station from U.S. soil. The U.S. space agency, on August 3, named the teams of astronauts who will fly aboard the first “commercial crew missions” to and from low Earth orbit. This …
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Pursuant to their shared goal of continuing to advance bilateral space cooperation and further strengthen the U.S.-Japan alliance as declared by their leaders, the Government of the United States of America and the Government of Japan held their Fifth Meeting of the Comprehensive Dialogue on Space in Tokyo, on July 20, 2018. This Dialogue represents …
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Ambassador Bill Hagerty attended the Cyber3 Conference at Keio University on October 5, speaking about the need for cyber-tech cooperation among industry, government, academia, and civil society.
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This week you can be part of the biggest space event on Earth. Cities around the world are hosting thousands of space events October 4–10 to celebrate World Space Week. Vice President Mike Pence also announced, at the first meeting of our reconstituted National Space Council: “We will return American astronauts to the moon.”
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The fifth Japan-U.S. Cyber Dialogue was held on July 20-21 in Tokyo to further expand bilateral security cooperation. The United States and Japan released a statement highlighting the outcomes of the Dialogue.
Read More» On May 16, the U.S. and Japan held their fourth meeting of the Comprehensive Dialogue on Space in Washington, D.C., advancing a long history of space cooperation between our two nations. This fourth Comprehensive Dialogue on Space continues the work to enhance and strengthen cooperation between the two countries from a broad, inclusive, and strategic …
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Between 5 million and 12 million metric tons of plastic trash are dumped into the ocean every year. Waste plastic can harm a range of sea life from shore birds to whales. And when it breaks down into tiny pieces, it ends up in the stomachs of fish. So when we eat fish, some of …
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On January 26, Fukuoka Consulate Principal Officer Joy Sakurai delivered remarks at a ceremony commemorating the first Japanese-American astronaut, Ellison Onizuka. Onizuka, whose hometown is Kealakekua, Hawaii, was killed in the Space Shuttle Challenger disaster in 1986. Onizuka’s grandparents were from the town of Ukiha.
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Jeanette Epps will board the International Space Station in May 2018 as the first African-American crew member. During her six-month space mission, the aerospace engineer from Syracuse, New York, will conduct research and perform experiments that will build toward NASA’s journey to Mars.
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