noun
National Aerospace Laboratory; NAL
Former Japanese research institute (1955–2003), now part of JAXA. Used in historical and technical contexts.
航空宇宙技術研究所は2003年にJAXAに統合された。
The National Aerospace Laboratory was merged into JAXA in 2003.
JAXA is the current Japanese aerospace agency, which absorbed NAL in 2003.
Compound of 航空 (aviation), 宇宙 (space), 技術 (technology), and 研究所 (research institute).