JAXA

The article introduces a presentation by JAXA and the QGIS AI agent 'Mapsuke', which was released as open source by MIERUNE on October 14.

• •MIERUNE held a private conference called 'MIERUNE MEETUP 2026 in Tokyo' in Tokyo on October 23
• •A presentation by the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) regarding earth observation data acquisition is introduced
• •It mentions 'Mapsuke', a QGIS AI agent that MIERUNE released as open source on October 14

A JAXA-backed Japanese startup is developing a system to process space data on-board with small AI, reducing weight before downlinking to Earth.

• •The system aims to process data collected in space on-board with small AI units to reduce weight before downlinking.
• •This is being developed by Japan's first venture company in this field, with progress in technical development being highlighted.
• •Potential applications include use in Antarctica and high mountain environments.

Terra Drone won a JAXA tender to develop manned aircraft subsystems for operational safety management technologies usable in disasters and emergencies.

• •Terra Drone announced on September 25 that it won the business from JAXA.
• •The work is part of developing operational safety management technologies, including small unmanned aircraft, for use in disasters and emergencies.
• •Specifically, Terra Drone will be responsible for developing the ground-based manned aircraft subsystems.

JAXAは火星衛星探査機「MMX」の打ち上げ日を10月20日に決定し、H3ロケットを用いて世界初の火星衛星試料回収ミッションに挑むと発表した。

• •打ち上げは10月20日午前4時41分3分にH3ロケット10号機で行われる予定である
• •探査機が帰還に成功すれば、火星の衛星からの試料回収は世界で初めてとなる歴史的快挙になる
• •宇宙航空研究開発機構（JAXA）が8月20日、具体的な打ち上げスケジュールを正式に発表した