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  2. JAXA - Wikipedia

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    In 2003, JAXA was formed by merging Japan's three space agencies to streamline Japan's space program, and JAXA took over operations of the H-IIA liquid-fueled launch vehicle, the M-V solid-fuel launch vehicle, and several observation rockets from each agency. The H-IIA is a launch vehicle that improved reliability while reducing costs by making ...

  3. National Space Development Agency of Japan - Wikipedia

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    The Japanese Experiment Module, a.k.a. きぼう (Kibō), on the International Space Station. The National Space Development Agency of Japan (宇宙開発事業団, Uchū Kaihatsu Jigyōdan), or NASDA, was a Japanese national space agency established on October 1, 1969 under the National Space Development Agency Law only for peaceful purposes.

  4. Japanese space program - Wikipedia

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    The Japanese space program (Japanese: 日本の宇宙開発) originated in the mid-1950s as a research group led by Hideo Itokawa at the University of Tokyo.The size of the rockets produced gradually increased from under 30 cm (12 in) at the start of the project, to over 15 m (49 ft) by the mid-1960s.

  5. Tanegashima Space Center - Wikipedia

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    It is located on the southeastern tip of Tanegashima, an island approximately 40 kilometers (25 mi) south of Kyushu, an island and region in Japan. Construction on the site started in 1966. [1] It was established in 1969 when the National Space Development Agency of Japan (NASDA) was formed, and is now run by JAXA. The activities that take ...

  6. Japanese space agency - Wikipedia

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  7. Kakuda Space Center - Wikipedia

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    Kakuda Space Center (角田宇宙センター, Kakuda Uchu Sentaa) is a facility of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA), located in the city of Kakuda in Miyagi Prefecture in northern Japan, specializing in the development and testing of rocket engines and space propulsion systems.

  8. Tsukuba Space Center - Wikipedia

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    The Tsukuba Space Center (TKSC) also known by its radio callsign Tsukuba, is the operations facility and headquarters for the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) located in Tsukuba Science City in Ibaraki Prefecture. The facility opened in 1972 and serves as the primary location for Japan's space operations and research programs.

  9. Hayabusa2 - Wikipedia

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    Hayabusa2 (Japanese: はやぶさ2, lit. ' Peregrine falcon 2 ') is an asteroid sample-return mission operated by the Japanese state space agency JAXA.It is a successor to the Hayabusa mission, which returned asteroid samples for the first time in June 2010. [10]