ISAS

(ÿ -sass) Abbrev. for Institute of Space and Astronautical Science. The smaller of Japan's space agencies, responsible for implementing Japan's scientific space program. Its missions included two probes to Halley's comet in 1986 and the X-ray astronomy satellite Ginga. Originally part of the University of Tokyo, it became a separate institute in 1981 under the Ministry of Education. Its headquarters are near Tokyo. See also NASDA.

ISAS

Acronym	Definition
ISAS➣Institute of Space and Astronautical Science (Japan)
ISAS➣Isdn Smart Attendant Services
ISAS➣International Service Availability Symposium
ISAS➣Institute of South Asian Studies
ISAS➣International School for Advanced Studies
ISAS➣Institute of Space and Aeronautical Science
ISAS➣Institute of Sensor and Actuator Systems (Vienna University of Technology; Vienna, Austria)
ISAS➣Illinois State Archaeological Survey (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign)
ISAS➣Independent Schools Association of the Southwest
ISAS➣Institute of Space and Atmospheric Studies (University of Saskatchewan)
ISAS➣Information System Analysis and Synthesis
ISAS➣Informatics Systems Analysis and Synthesis
ISAS➣Institute for Space and Aeronautical Sciences
ISAS➣International Student Advice Service (Zurich, Switzerland)
ISAS➣Institute for the Synergy of Arts and Sciences