Institute of Space and Astronautical Science, or ISAS, is a Japanese national research organization of astrophysics using rockets, astronomical satellites and interplanetary probes which played a majo
Entrance to the ISAS Sagamihara Campus
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The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency is the operator of the Japanese space program and Japan's national aeronautics research agency. It was formed in 2003 through the merger of the Institute of Spac
Institute of Space and Astronautical Science
…Tokyo in 1964, the institute spun off from the university to come under direct purview of the Ministry of Education. Since 2003, it is a division of Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA). The ISAS originated as part of the Institute of Industrial Science of the University of Tokyo, where Hideo Itokawa experimented with miniature…
JAXA Kibo, the largest module of the ISS
From left: N-I, N-II, H-I, H-II, H-IIA, H-IIB, H3, Epsilon, Enhanced Epsilon
H-IIA F19 launch
H-II Transfer Vehicle