The National Aerospace Laboratory of Japan ( NAL ), was established in July 1955. Originally known as the National Aeronautical Laboratory , it assumed its present name with the addition of the Aerospace Division in 1963. Since its establishment, it has pursued research on aircraft , rockets , and other aeronautical transportation systems, as well as peripheral technology. NAL was involved in the development of the autonomous ALFLEX aircraft and the cancelled HOPE-X spaceplane.
4-499: National Aerospace Laboratory may refer to: National Aerospace Laboratory of Japan National Aerospace Laboratories , Indian aerospace institution Royal Netherlands Aerospace Centre , formerly known as the National Aerospace Laboratory Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with
8-498: The aim of improving test technology in these facilities. The NAL began using computers to process data since the 1960s. It began working to develop supercomputer and numerical simulation technologies in order to execute full-scale numeric simulations. The NAL, in collaboration with Fujitsu , developed the Numerical Wind Tunnel parallel supercomputer system, which went into operation in 1993. From 1993 to 1995, it
12-652: The title National Aerospace Laboratory . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=National_Aerospace_Laboratory&oldid=940062808 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages National Aerospace Laboratory of Japan NAL has also endeavored to develop and enhance large-scale test facilities and make them available for use by related organizations, with
16-591: Was the most power supercomputer in the world, and was one of the top 3 in the world until 1997. It remained in use for 9 years after it began operations. On October 1, 2003, NAL, which had focused on research and development of next-generation aviation , merged with the Institute of Space and Astronautical Science (ISAS), and the National Space Development Agency (NASDA) of Japan into one Independent Administrative Institution :
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