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Site Search
If you cannot find the information you are looking for, please try the site map or "search" function.
For looking for pages within the JAXA Web site, please also check the Users' Guide.
Recommended Browsers
The JAXA Website is best viewed through the following browsers.
- Users of Windows® 7, Windows Vista® or Windows® XP
- - Internet Explorer® 7.0 or higher
- - Mozilla® Firefox® 3.6 or higher
- Users of Mac OS X
- - Safari™ 4 or higher
- - Mozilla® Firefox® 3.6 or higher
* Microsoft®, Windows® 7, Windows Vista®, Windows® XP and Internet Explorer® 7.0 is a brand name or a registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation of the United States in the US and other countries.
* Mac OS® and Safari™ is a brand name of Apple Computerm Inc. in the US and other countries.
* Mozilla® Firefox® is a brand name or a registered trademark of Mozilla Foundation in the US and other countries.
This website may not appear in its proper format when viewed through old browsers.
The JAXA Website uses CCS (Style sheet.) The site may be displayed very differently if your browser does not correspond to CSS.
Character Set (Character Code)
JAXA uses "Shift JIS" code for the Japanese pages on its Website and "ISO 8859-1" for the English pages. If you experience any gremlins when viewing this site, please set your Browser's character setting (encode) to "Japanese (Shift JIS)" or "Western European Language (ISO)", and refresh your page.
JavaScript
Part of this website uses JavaScript. In order to view the site properly, please turn JavaScript on through your browser.
Plug-ins
The JAXA Website includes movies, animations, and PDF files in some of its contents. By installing the following plug-in software, you can enjoy such contents.
- If you have difficulty in viewing some parts of the site (animations,) download Adobe® Flash® Player distributed by Adobe Systems Incorporated. Please download it from the Adobe website.
* Adobe® Flash® Player is a brand name or a registered trademark of Adobe Systems Incorporated in the US and other countries.
- To view PDF files, you may need to download Adobe® Reader® distributed by Adobe Systems Incorporated.
Please download it from the Adobe website.
* Adobe® Reader® is a brand name or a registered trademark of Adobe Systems Incorporated in the US and other countries.
- To view movies, you may need QuickTime®, RealPlayer® or Windows Media® Player depending on the file format.
Please download QuickTime® from the Apple Computer website.
Please download RealNetworks® RealPlayer® from the RealNetworks Inc. website.
Please download Microsoft® Windows Media® Player from the Microsoft Corporation website.
* QuickTime® and QuickTime Logo® is a brand name of Apple Computer, Inc. in the US and other countries.
* RealPlayer® is a registered trademark of RealNetworks, Inc. in the US and other countries.
* Windows Media® Player is a brand name or a registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation of the United States in the US and other countries.
Use of text, drawings, images, sounds, movies and other materials on the JAXA Website (Site Policy and Copyright)
If you wish to use text, drawings, images, sounds, movies and other material on the JAXA Website, please make sure to read the "Site Policy" in advance.
Linking to the JAXA Website
If you wish to link to the JAXA Website, please make sure to read the "Site Policy" in advance.
Inquiries
If you have any questions on how to use the JAXA Website and/or opinions, please "Question Form" us.