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JAXA vs NEW FRONTIER AEROSPACE

Japan's national space agency conducting launch operations, satellite development, Earth observation, asteroid exploration, and human spaceflight research / Developing LNG-powered hypersonic VTOL aircraft and orbit transfer spacecraft for civil, commercial, and defense markets

HEAD-TO-HEAD 13 FIELDS
JAXA NEW FRONTIER AEROSPACE
Founded 2003 2020
Headquarters Chofu, Japan United States
Type government private
Status operating operating
Employees 10
Total funding
Latest round
Sectors Launch Services, Earth Observation & Remote Sensing, Planetary Exploration Space Propulsion, Launch Services, Space Transportation & Logistics
Products listed 53 0
Federal contracts 3 ($4.0M)
Launches
Leaders listed Hiroshi Yamakawa, Sonoko Watanabe, Masashi Okada Bill Bruner, David Gregory, Jess Sponable
News mentions 0 4
SHARED SECTORS 1
FREQUENTLY ASKED
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How do JAXA and NEW FRONTIER AEROSPACE compare?

Both companies work in Launch Services. JAXA was founded in 2003 and NEW FRONTIER AEROSPACE in 2020.
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Which has more US federal contracts, JAXA or NEW FRONTIER AEROSPACE?

NEW FRONTIER AEROSPACE has been awarded more, with $4.0M across 3 awards.
SOURCES

Numbers refresh on every render against the live Space Index database. Federal contract data from USAspending.gov; launches from LaunchLibrary2.