Mitsubishi Space Software
, often abbreviated as MSS, is a corporation in the Mitsubishi Electric corporation series that develops special software, such as space systems. It belongs to the Mitsubishi Group and is one of the member companies of the Mitsubishi Public Affairs Committee. Overview. The company's ordering and production of defense-related products mainly takes the form of licensed production between companies connected to the US Department of Defense. Since the conclusion of the Japan-US Security Treaty, heavy emphasis was placed on interoperability among defense relations. In order to perform this software maintenance and inspection, Mitsubishi Electric Corporation  and other major companies of the Mitsubishi Group established Mitsubishi Space Software through a joint investment with TRW. As the company's main operations, it conducts and offers the research and development, design, manufacturing, selling, and other services related to various fields dealing with information sciences, including Space Systems, Aviation Systems, Defense Systems, Bioinformatics, Information Communication Systems, Disaster Prevention & Environmental Systems, System Integration, and ASP/products. History. The company's history started in 1962 as a joint venture between Mitsubishi Corporation of Japan and TRW of the United States. After ending the agreement with TRW and changing the company's  name, it has proceeded to expand and advance into new fields. Works/Products. Space. Within the field of space development, the company, having started with developing navigation guidance technology for rockets, now conducts the development of space-related software, including artificial satellite systems development and operational support, and thermal and structural analysis.. MSS is a member of The Society of Japanese Aerospace Companies (SJAC), as well as a partner company of The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA), providing navigation and guidance software for various JAXA projects, such as the H-IIA. Some of the products, services, and projects the company  has been involved in include: Aviation. In the field of aviation, the company has been involved in the verification of development processes and the analysis of safety and reliability, along with the development of domestic jet passenger aircraft, including the construction and simulation of flight dynamics models. MSS is also a member of The Japan Society for Aeronautical and Space Sciences. Some of the services the company has been involved with include: Defense. Within the field of defense, the company develops systems and software for defense equipment, such as for radar signal processing, radar tracking, and warship weapons control simulations . Some other areas the company has been involved in include: Information Communication Systems. Within the field of information communication systems, the company conducts the development of advanced communication network systems for communication carriers, automotive software, software related to intelligent transportation systems, etc. Disaster Prevention Systems. Within the field of disaster prevention systems, the company conducts the support and development of systems through the research of that such as earthquake analysis/simulation, the construction of railway-related disaster prevention systems, and the distribution of earthquake early warnings. Some products/services include: Bioinformatics. The company has taken part in several projects with  the (then) National Institute of Agrobiological Sciences, including DNA Bank system construction and operation, as well as in the fields of Genome drug development and personalized medicine. Some of the products/software they have developed relating to Bioinformatics include: Genome Testing. In recent years, MSS has taken an active part in the planning of comprehensive cancer gene analysis (precision inspection), partnering with other companies and research institutions to further their research. One such instance involves being part of the creation of a Medical Genomics Japan Variant Database (MGeND), along with the Graduate School of Medicine at Kyoto University. The purpose  of this database is to "provide the integrated information of genomic variations and clinical characteristics, and to improve clinical interpretation by cross-sectional studies on “Cancer”, “Rare/Intractable disease”, “Infectious Disease”, “Dementia” and “Hearing loss”." The genome analysis software developed by MSS, GenomeJack, has been used in various studies involving cancer genome testing, including a 2018 study on genome testing for pancreatic cancer where the researchers involved concluded that by using genome testing to apply precision medicine, it "will highly contribute to the development of treatment strategies..." SI. Within the field of SI, the company conducts the construction, operation, maintenance , and analysis of basic information processing systems and networks for government agencies, local governments, private enterprises, and research institutes of natural sciences. Some of the services they provide involve: Office Locations. The company currently has 5 main offices located in Tokyo, Nagoya, Tsukuba, Kamakura, and Amagasaki. The offices are located at the following: