抄録
In the circumstances of cold war after World War II, space activity has expanded to various applications such as humankind's lunar landing by the Apollo spacecraft, construction of space stations, communications and broadcasting satellites. In such circumstances, Japan has also been active in space development for peaceful purposes, based on technology imported from the United States, and improved upon it in her own way. Presently, the developed technologies are transferred from governmental agencies to private companies in order to provide commercial services. In this paper, we discuss the process of space development in Japan, stressing the activity among government, industry and academia.
