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JAXA

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Also Known As Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency
Japan

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The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, Japan's national space agency, formed by merging three earlier Japanese space and aeronautics organizations. It operates the Kibo module on the International Space Station and asteroid sample-return missions.

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Agency Type
National space agency 1
Founded Year
2003 1
Headquarters
Chofu, Tokyo, Japan 1
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1. Encyclopedia Britannica: Space Exploration
Encyclopedia Britannica, Inc.
Wikipedia (space and spaceflight articles)
Wikimedia FoundationOperates: International Space Station, International Space Station, lead section
Wikipedia (space and spaceflight articles)
Wikimedia FoundationOperates: Hayabusa2, Hayabusa2 article, mission overview
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