PD AeroSpace

PD Aerospace (Japanese: ＰＤエアロスペース株式会社, Hepburn: Pī Dī Earosupēsu Kabushiki-gaisha), often abbreviated PDAS, is a Japanese space tourism company based in Nagoya founded in 2007 by Shuji Ogawa.[1] The "PD" in the company's name stands for "pulse detonation".[2] PDAS is developing a suborbital spaceplane to carry two pilots and six passengers using a hybrid of jet and rocket power. Initial tickets are planned for ¥ 14,000,000 (about $125,000 USD as of April 2017) eventually lowering to ¥400,000 (about $3,600).[3][4]

"PDAS" redirects here. For the plural, see PDA (disambiguation).

PD Aerospace
Native name
PDエアロスペース株式会社
Pī Dī Earosupēsu Kabushiki-gaisha
TypeKK
IndustrySpace tourism
Founded30 May 2007 (2007-05-30) in Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, Japan
FounderShuji Ogawa
Headquarters
Nagoya
,
Japan
Key people
Shuji Ogawa (President)
Number of employees
5
Websitewww.pdas.co.jp

PDAS plans to develop a hybrid engine that produces jet and rocket thrust, using pulse detonation jet and pulse combustion rocket modes.[5] To reduce the cost of development and keep the vehicle low-cost, PDAS plans to use commercially available hardware, instead of custom-designed parts.[1] PDAS plans to launch an unmanned prototype in 2019,[6] perform manned testing by 2020, and start commercial flights in 2023.[7] H.I.S. and ANA own 10% and 7% of the company, respectively.[3][8]

See also

References
  1. "Entrepreneurs see hope in the heavens". Nikkei Asian Review. 5 December 2015.
  2. "Japan Looks Set to Dominate 'Newspace' in Asia; India, China in Play". Forbes. 27 April 2016.
  3. Boyle, Alan (2 December 2016). "Japanese heavy-hitters invest lightly in PD Aerospace's space tourism effort". GeekWire.
  4. Chandran, Nyshka (13 April 2017). "SpaceX doesn't scare Asia's space players". CNBC.
  5. "Developing new Rocket Engine, Space Business". Protechnology Magazine.
  6. "Company Outline" (PDF). PD Aerospace. 2 October 2018.
  7. "Japanese company aims to provide space travel by 2023". Mainichi Shinbun. 2 December 2016.
  8. Cooper, Chris (1 December 2016). "ANA Joins Efforts to Start Space Trips as Possible Virgin Rival". Bloomberg.
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