Koichi Kikuchi, 2010 American Astronautical Society Goddard Memorial Symposium

1. JAXA’s Activities 2010 Koichi Kikuchi JAXA Washington D.C. Office Mar. 11, 2010

2. Recent Development of Japanese Aerospace Activities ■ “ Basic Space Law” enforced in Aug. 2008 - Establishment of Strategic Headquarters (Aug. 2008) - Formulation of Basic Plan for Space Policy (Jun. 2009) - Supplemental Legislation on Space Activities - Reorganization of Gov. Offices and Agencies ■ “Basic Plan for Space Policy” developed and released in Jun. 2009 - 6 Basic Pillars of the Utilization and R&D of Space - 5 Satellite Systems and 4 Programs ■ Change of the ruling Party (LDP to DPJ) and the Administration in Sep. 2009 - The new Strategic Headquarters ・ Chair: Dr. Hatoyama, Prime Minister ・ Acting Chair: Mr. Hirano, Chief Cabinet Secretary Mr. Maehara, Minister of Space Development - Basic Policy not changed ■ Review of the Budget Requests in Nov. 2009 - Results on the Aerospace ・ 10% decrease on the Procurement of HTV ・ 10% decrease on the Development of Satellites after 2012 ・ Cancel of the Development of GX Launch Vehicle

3. Space Budget for FY2010 (GOJ Proposal) Million Dollars (1USD=100JPY) Total 3,390M$ (-90M$(-2.6%) from initial FY2009)* * Supplemental Budget Allocated separately. FY2008 2 nd : 9M$ to MLIT FY2009 1 st : 65M$ to MEXT 2 nd : 51M$ to MEXT FY2010 FY2009 (initial) Comparison CAS 636 643 -7 -1.1% CAO 8 2 +6 +235% NPA 8 7 +1 +10% MIC 44 46 -2 -4.2% MOFA 2 2 +0 +1.4% MEXT 1,854* 1,966 -112 -5.7% MAFF 11 7 +4 +52% METI 91 94 -3 -3.3% MLIT 110 116 -7 -6% MOE 17 15 +2 +12% MOD 609 580 +30 +5% Total 3,390 3,480 -90 -2.6%

4. JAXA Budget for FY 2010 (GOJ Proposal) Total 1,800M$ (-124M$(-6.5%) from initial FY2009)* Million Dollars (1USD=100JPY) * Supplemental Budget Allocated separately. FY2009 1 st : 37M$ for QZSS 10M$ for GCOM-W 18M$ for Facilities 2 nd : 51M$ for GCOM-W

5. JAXA Budget Trend Establishment of JAXA October, 2003 100M

6. JAXA’s Future Activities From Dr. Tachikawa’s new year message for 2010 (Tentative Translation) “ We would like to make the achievements of the Japanese Aerospace Activities visible as much as possible, for the further development of this Area. In particular, with regard to the Human Space Flight, we have to produce dozens of results, following the completion of KIBO/Japanese Experiment Module of ISS. JAXA will proceed various Projects according its plan, produce good results, and publish them as needed and promptly. In addition to proceeding the works steadily, as a R&D agency, JAXA need to pay attention to the potential new technologies , which are very important for the next generation. Among the various technologies needed in the future, for example, we would like to develop a Recovery Vehicle soon, to return objects like the experimental samples from Space. With regard to Satellites, by expanding the utilization, results will get across the many areas. To provide various information and expand the utilization, we need various sensors. We think various sensors will lead to further applications, and we would like to promote the development of New Sensors . In this way, JAXA will cultivate the new researches, which will be useful for our lives in the future.“

7. FY2012 FY2011 FY2010 FY2009 FY2008 JFY △ Earth Environment Observation International Space Station Satellite Navigation Space Science/ Exploration Disaster Monitoring & Communication 1 st Michibiki/ Quasi-Zenith Satellite △ Japanese Experiment Module （ KIBO ：ＪＥＭ） 1J(STS-124) ▲ H-II Transfer Vehicle （ HTV ） Test Flight △ Akatsuki/ Venus Exploration (PLANET-C) Global Change Observation （ GCOM-W) △ △ △ △ HTV HTV HTV “ Daichi / ALOS” Operating(2005 ～） “ Kiku 8 th / ETS-Ⅷ”Operating (2006 ） “ Kizuna / WINDS”Operating （ 2008 ～） 2 nd Mid-term Plan period ▲ “ Ibuki / GOSAT” Operating （ 2009 ～） Schedule of Launches Observation of Greenhouse Gases （ GOSAT ） ▲ ▲ 2JA (STS -127)