Institute of Space and Astronautical Science
or ISAS, is a Japanese national research organization. ISAS studies astrophysics using rockets and satellites. ISAS is part of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA).
History
The ISAS began at the University of Tokyo in the 1955.
In 1994, Japan launched its first large rocket built solely with its own technology. According to Shigebumi Saito, former head of Japan's Space Activities Commission, "If we have no vehicle, it is like a navy without ships,"
ISAS was merged with two other space agencies in 2003 when JAXA was established.
List of Satellites by ISAS
Before establishment of JAXA
After establishment of JAXA
Related pages
List of Independent Administrative Institutes in Japan
References
Other websites
Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, ISAS site map
Japanese space program
1955 establishments in Japan
Space research organizations
Organizations based in Japan