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Institute of Space and Astronautical Science

35°33′30″N 139°23′43″E / 35.558389°N 139.395255°E / 35.558389; 139.395255

Agency overview

ISAS

Japan

Sagamihara, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan

Japanese

Uchinoura Space Center

353 (FY2018)

¥13.5 billion (FY2018)[1]
(US$ 0.12 billion)

www.isas.jaxa.jp/en/index.html

Institute of Space and Astronautical Science (宇宙科学研究所, Uchū Kagaku Kenkyūsho), or ISAS, is a Japanese national research organization of astrophysics using rockets, astronomical satellites and interplanetary probes which played a major role in Japan's space development. Since 2003, it is a division of Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA).[2]

a Europe-led mission with contributions from ISAS

Comet Interceptor

HIMES

a solar sail spacecraft

IKAROS

a future lunar lander

Lunar Polar Exploration Mission

a planned lunar lander

OMOTENASHI

and EQUULEUS, deep space probes developed with University of Tokyo

PROCYON

Reusable Vehicle Testing

SELENE-2

a joint mission with NASDA

SFU

Official website

- Official JAXA YouTube Channel (in Japanese)

From Pencil to M-V — History of Rocket Development