Chōfu Aerospace Center (調布航空宇宙センター, Chōfu Kōkū-uchū senta) is the headquarters and main development facility for the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA).
| 調布航空宇宙センター | |
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 JAXA Head Office | |
| Agency overview | |
|---|---|
| Formed | 1962 |
| Jurisdiction | Japanese government |
| Headquarters | Chōfu, Tokyo, Japan |
| Parent agency | JAXA |
| Website | [1] |
The Chōfu Aerospace Center concentrates on aerospace engineering research and development, and is equipped with test facilities including several wind tunnels, materials test facilities, flight simulators, engine test stands and a supercomputer.
References edit
- Harvey, Brian. Emerging Space Powers: The New Space Programs of Asia, the Middle East and South America. Springer (2011) ISBN 1441908749
External links edit
- JAXA official home page Archived 2012-07-04 at the Wayback Machine
- Into the Sky, into the Space, into the Future on YouTube Official JAXA channel
35°40′43″N 139°33′31″E / 35.6787°N 139.5587°E
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