National Space Development Agency of Japan
National Aerospace Laboratory of Japan
National Space Development Agency of Japan (NASDA) and National Aerospace Laboratory of Japan (NAL) jointly conducted the first flight experiment at Phase I of High Speed Flight Demonstration, from 5:50 a.m to 6:00 a.m. (local time)(Japan Standard Time 0:50 a.m. to 1:00 a.m.) in the Christmas Island of the Republic of Kiribati on 18 October, 2002. The flight experiment was completed as planned, and the technical data was acquired.
Schedule of the next flight will be announced in a separate announcement.