Institute of Space and Astronautical Science
In 2003, three national aerospace organizations including ISAS were merged to form Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA). The English name "Institute of Space and Astronautical Science" is still used, although the Japanese name was changed to 宇宙科学研究本部 (literally, "Space Science Research Division", whereas the previous name's literal translation was "Space Science Laboratory"). In 2010, the name was changed back to the previous .