The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) is Japan's national space and aerospace agency, established in October 2003 through the merger of three organizations: the National Space Development Agency of Japan (NASDA), the Institute of Space and Astronautical Science (ISAS), and the National Aerospace Laboratory of Japan (NAL)[1][2][4]. Headquartered in Tokyo, JAXA employs about 1,500 staff and conducts comprehensive activities spanning basic research, technology development, satellite launches, and space exploration[1][3]. JAXA’s mission encompasses advancing scientific knowledge of the universe, developing rocket and satellite technologies, promoting space utilization to improve quality of life, and ensuring the operation and utilization of the International Space Station (ISS)[1][3]. It also pursues aviation safety and environmental technologies and conducts fundamental engineering research to enable autonomous space operations[1]. Among its key achievements, JAXA has successfully executed advanced planetary missions such as Hayabusa2, which returned asteroid samples from Ryugu in 2020, and BepiColombo, a joint mission with the European Space Agency to Mercury[5]. JAXA actively collaborates internationally, partnering with NASA on Artemis lunar missions involving astronauts and pressurized rovers, as well as with ESA and ISRO for future planetary and lunar exploration[5]. Domestically, JAXA operates launch vehicles like the H-II and Epsilon rockets from facilities including the Tanegashima and Uchinoura Space Centers[6]. Designated a National Research and Development Agency in 2015, JAXA continues to innovate in aerospace technology, robotics, and space science, aiming to realize a safe and affluent society through space and aeronautics under its slogan “Explore to Realize”[4]. Its broad scope — from satellite communications and Earth observation to human spaceflight and interplanetary exploration — positions JAXA as a leading global player in space technology and exploration, combinin