The H-II (H2) rocket was a Japanese satellite launch system, which flew seven times between 1994 and 1999, with five successes. It was developed by NASDA in order to give Japan a capability to launch larger satellites in the 1990s. It was the first two-stage liquid-fuelled rocket Japan made using only technologies developed domestically. It was superseded by the H-IIA rocket following reliability and cost issues.
H-II rocket at Tsukuba science museum & planetarium
The Ground Test Vehicle of H-II, now installed at Tsukuba Space Center.
The first and second stages of the canceled Flight 7, at a hangar in Tanegashima Space Center.
National Space Development Agency of Japan
The National Space Development Agency of Japan , or NASDA, was a Japanese national space agency established on October 1, 1969 under the National Space Development Agency Law only for peaceful purposes. Based on the Space Development Program enacted by the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT), NASDA was responsible for developing satellites and launch vehicles as well as launching and tracking them.
The Japanese Experiment Module, a.k.a. きぼう (Kibō), on the International Space Station.
