Chofu Aerospace Center

Chofu Aerospace Center
Agency overview
調布航空宇宙センター

JAXA Head Office
Formed	1962
Jurisdiction	Japanese government
Headquarters	Chōfu, Tokyo, Japan
Parent agency	JAXA
Website

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).

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

Harvey, Brian. Emerging Space Powers: The New Space Programs of Asia, the Middle East and South America. Springer (2011) ISBN 1441908749

External links

JAXA official home page
Into the Sky, into the Space, into the Future on YouTube Official JAXA channel

Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency Facilities

Spaceports	Tanegashima Space Center Uchinoura Space Center

Operations and Research	Tsukuba Space Center Chofu Aerospace Center Sagamihara Campus Earth Observation Center Kakuda Space Center Usuda Deep Space Center Taiki Aerospace Research Field Noshiro Rocket Testing Center

Tracking Stations	Katsuura Tracking & Communication Station Masuda Tracking & Communication Station Okinawa Tracking & Communication Station

Coordinates: 35°40′43″N 139°33′31″E / 35.6787°N 139.5587°E / 35.6787; 139.5587

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