Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency
Japan's national air and space agency From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (独立行政法人宇宙航空研究開発機構, Dokuritsu-gyōsei-hōjin Uchū Kōkū Kenkyū Kaihatsu Kikō, literally "Independent Administrative Institution on Aerospace Research and Development "), also known as JAXA,[1] is Japan's national space agency.[2]
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JAXA is an Independent Administrative Institution.[3]
JAXA is responsible for research, technology development and the launch of satellites into orbit. JAXA is involved in advanced missions, such as asteroid exploration and possible manned exploration of the Moon.[4]
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History
In 2003, three organizations were merged to form the new JAXA.[5]
- Institute of Space and Astronautical Science (ISAS)[5]
- National Aerospace Laboratory of Japan (NAL)[5]
- National Space Development Agency of Japan (NASDA)[5]
Satellites
Ōsumi was Japan's first satellite. It was sent into orbit in 1970.[6]
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