Japanese Space Program
Reaching for the skies, exploring space |
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| Owner | Japan |
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| Established | 1 October 2003 (Successor agency to NASDA 1969–2003, ISAS 1981–2003 and NAL 1955–2003) |
| Headquarters | Chōfu, Tokyo |
| Primary spaceport | Tanegashima Space Center |
| Motto | One JAXA |
| Administrator | Keiji Tachikawa |
| Budget | ¥229 billion/ $2.46 billion (FY2010) |
| Website | www.jaxa.jp |
The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (独立行政法人宇宙航空研究開発機構, Dokuritsu-gyōsei-hōjin Uchū Kōkū Kenkyū Kaihatsu Kikō?, literally "Independent Administrative Institution on Aerospace Research and Development "), or JAXA, is Japan's national aerospace agency. Through the merger of three previously independent organizations, JAXA was formed on 1 October 2003. JAXA is responsible for research, technology development and the launch of satellites into orbit, and is involved in many more advanced missions, such as asteroid exploration and possible manned exploration of the Moon. Its motto is One JAXA and its corporate slogan is Reaching for the skies, exploring space.
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