National Space Development Agency

or NASDA,NASDA is an acronym.  NASDA stands for "National Space Development Agency".  was one Japan's national space agencies from 1969 to 2003.

NASDA was responsible for developing satellites and space exerpiments.Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA), NASDA history ; retrieved 2012-8-10.

History
NASDA was established for peaceful purposes in 1969.

In  2003, NASDA merged with the Institute of Space and Astronautical Science (ISAS) and the National Aerospace Laboratory of Japan (NAL).  The three groups became one Independent Administrative Institution called the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA).Kamiya, Setsuko, "Japan a low-key player in space race", Japan Times, June 30, 2009, p. 3; retrieved 2012-4-2.

Several projects at International Space Station (ISS) were started under NASDA; and the work continues as part of JAXA's on-going research programs.

References

 Other websites 
 "Space Programs" at Society of Japanese Aerospace Companies (SJAC) 

Category:1969 establishments in Japan
Category:Japanese space program
Category:Space agencies