Setsuhiro Shimomura
Welcome to the web-site of Institute for Unmanned Space Experiment Free Flyer, USEF.    Since the establishment in 1986, we have been promoting various space programs from the standpoint of space industrialization, with the support of Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) as well as New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization (NEDO). Please take a look on our past and on-going programs in "PROJECTS" page of this web-site.    Recently, not only due to the various innovation in the space technologies and the diversification of the space utilization, but also the growth of the newly participated countries, the space development scheme in the world is just in the period of the change. We, the space industry, should be evolved as major industry in Japan considering the main stream of the world.    Space programs are by definition "global" in its nature. The establishment of the national level environment for the promoting the space activities in Japan has been greatly progressed, and we would like to contribute to the international society and industrial development through various programs and technologies with the support from the space industries in Japan.    We are looking forward to receiving your comments and your frequent visit to this web-site.
(c)Institute for Unmanned Space Experiment Free Flyer(USEF)