National Space Development Agency of Japan

National Space Development Agency (宇宙開発事業団 Uchū kaihatsu jigyōdan?) 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.

Hideo Shima, chief engineer of the original Shinkansen "bullet train" project, served as Chief of NASDA from 1969 to 1977.[1]

On October 1, 2003, NASDA merged with the Institute of Space and Astronautical Science (ISAS) and the National Aerospace Laboratory of Japan (NAL) into one Independent Administrative Institution: the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA).

SL-J was partially funded by Japan through NASDA; this cooperative Japanese-American mission launched a NASDA astronaut into Earth orbit using the Space Shuttle in 1992.[2]

Work on the Japanese Experiment Module at ISS, and also HOPE-X, was started under NASDA and inherited by JAXA.

References

  1. ^ Shima, Hideo. "Birth of The Shinkansen - A Memoir". Japan Railway & Transport Review (EJRCF) 11: 45–48. 
  2. ^ http://lis.arc.nasa.go NASA - Life into Space (1995/2000) - Volume 2, Chapter 4, Page: Spacelab-J (SL-J) Payload (Book @ Life into Space

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Organizations
JAXA (former ISAS · NAL · NASDA) · USEF  · NICT
Weather observation
Completed
Himawari (1 · 2 · 3 · 4 · 5)
In operation
In orbit
Planned
Himawari-8  · Himawari-9
Earth observation
Completed
Kyokko · Jikiken · Denpa · Ohozora · Ume (1 · b) · Fuyo-1 · Momo (1 · 1b) · Midori (I  · II) · Daichi
In operation
Akebono · Ibuki · GEOTAIL1 · Aqua17 · TRMM1
Planned
GCOM-W1 · GCOM-C1 · GPM1 · EarthCARE2 · Daichi (2 · 3) · ASNARO
Communications,
broadcasting and
positioning
Completed
Sakura (1 · 2a · 2b · 3a · 3b) · Yuri (1 · 2a · 2b · 3a · 3b) · BS（2X · 3H · 3N) · Kakehashi · Superbird (A · A1 · B1 · A2) · JCSAT(1・2・3・R) · N-STAR (a · b) · Kirari · MBSat
In operation
Kodama · Kizuna · Superbird (C · B2 · D · C2) · B-SAT (1a · 1b · 2a · 2c · 3a · 3b) · JCSAT(1B・4A・110・2A・5A・3A・RA・85) · N-STAR (c) · QZSS (Michibiki)
Planned
QZSS (QZS-2 · QZS-3) · B-SAT(3c) · JCSAT(12 · 110R · 13)
Engineering tests
Completed
Ohsumi · Shinsei · Kiku (1 · 2 · 3 · 4 · 5 · 6 · 7) · Tansei (1 · 2 · 3 · 4) · Myojo · Ryusei · Orizuru · Jindai · EXPRESS · SFU · DASH · USERS · SERVIS-1 · SERVIS-2 · Ayame (1 · 2) · LRE · Tsubasa · LDREX (1 · 2) · Micro LabSat-1 · SDS-1
In operation
Planned
PETSAT · SDS-4
Cancelled
SmartSat-1
Private miniaturized satellites
Completed
Fuji (1 · 2) · Kanta-kun (WEOS) · HIT-SAT · CUTE (1.7+APD) · Maido-1 · Kūkai · Kagayaki · Negai* · Waseda-SAT2 · Hayato
In operation
Fuji-3 · CUTE (1・1.7+APDII)  · XI (IV · V) · SEEDS · Raijin · Kiseki · Hitomi
Planned
WNI satellite · Horyu (1 · 2) · SPROUT · PROITERES · TSUBAME · QSAT-EOS · SOMESAT · RAIKO · FITSAT1 · WE WISH
Astronomical observation
Completed
Hinotori · Tenma · Ginga · ASCA · HALCA · Yohkoh · Taiyo · Hakucho · Akari
In operation
Planned
Astro-H · Astro-G · SPICA · SPRINT-A · SOLAR-C · Nano-JASMINE · ERG
Unmanned lunar and
planetary exploration
Completed
In operation
Failed
Planned
Cancelled
Reconnaissance
Completed
IGS-Optical (Experimentally 3) · IGS-Radar (1 · 2)
In operation
IGS-Optical (1 · 2 · 3 · 4) · IGS-Rader (3)
Planned
IGS-Optical (Experimentally 5 · 5 · 6)  · IGS-Rader (4 · 5 · 6)
Human spaceflight
Completed
In operation
Planned
H-II Transfer Vehicle (3 · 4 · 5 · 6 · 7)
Italics indicates projects in development.   Superscripts indicate joint development with1NASA, 2ESA, 3ASI, 4CSA, 5RKA, 6AEB and 7INPE.