Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency

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, is Japan's national space agency. JAXA is an Independent Administrative Institution. 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. History In 2003, three organizations were merged to form the new JAXA. Institute of Space and Astronautical Science (ISAS) National Aerospace Laboratory of Japan (NAL) National Space Development Agency of Japan (NASDA) Satellites Ōsumi was Japan's first satellite. It was sent into orbit in 1970. Related pages Independent Administrative Institution (IAI), 2001 List of Independent Administrative Institutes in Japan References Other websites JAXA Archived 2007-03-21 at the Wayback Machine Twitter "JAXA 2025" Presentation Archived 2006-09-28 at the Wayback Machine "JAXA Channel" Official YouTube channel International Space Station (ISS) and "Kibo" Information center JAXA - Space Environment Utilization and Space Experiment RAND Report on Japan's Space Program, 2005 CSIS Report on US-Japan Space Policy Cooperation, 2003 GOSAT satellite Archived 2005-10-26 at the Wayback Machine Japan's Evolving Space Program