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Aerospace Zone

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Toward a certain future with aerospace exploration technology

Aerospace exploration is making remarkable strides. In this zone, visitors can experience Japan’s cutting-edge technology. Exhibited in the Aerial section is a full-scale nose and control simulation of the MRJ, the first passenger jet to be manufactured in Japan, as well as the actual light, strong compound material that is essential for aircraft development.
In the Space section, the 360 degree Chamber Theater screen allows visitors to experience a launch from the perspective of riding in the H-IIB rocket manufactured in Japan, through impressive CG images and music. Also exhibited here are the actual main engines LE-7 and LE-7A of Japan’s key rockets H-II, H-11A, and H-IIB. Experience personally the overwhelming impact of the actual engine.

MRJ Development Project

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MRJ Development Project
This exhibit is a full-scale nose of the next-generation regional jet MRJ (Mitsubishi Regional Jet), which combines the world’s highest level economic serviceability and passenger cabin comfort. Its technology and performance are also introduced.
Inside the aircraft, the MRJ Flight Challenge enables visitors to experience what it is like to fly the plane firsthand, and the My MRJ Creator lets visitors design an MRJ in their own original colors.

Chamber Theater

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Chamber Theater
Visitors can also experience from the perspective of the inside of a rocket, through CG images, sound, and movement, the impact of the launch of the domestically manufactured new rocket H-IIB, a joint development between JAXA and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, as well as a docking scene of the International Space Station (ISS) and the H-II Transfer Vehicle (HTV) Konotori, and so forth.

Rocket Engine Factory

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Rocket Engine Factory
The actual main engines LE-7 and LE-7A of the domestically produced rockets H-II, H-11A, and H-IIB that were used in combustion tests are on display. Using the Rocket Engine AR Scope that employs special imaging techniques, combustion tests and the rocket assembly plant are presented, as well as the structure and functions of the engine.
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