PD AeroSpace

PD Aerospace (Japanese: PDエアロスペース株式会社, Hepburn: Pī Dī Earosupēsu Kabushiki-gaisha), often abbreviated PDAS, is a Japanese space tourism company based in Nagoya founded in 2007 by Shuji Ogawa.[1] The "PD" in the company's name stands for "pulse detonation".[2] PDAS is developing a suborbital spaceplane to carry two pilots and six passengers using a hybrid of jet and rocket power. Initial tickets are planned for ¥ 14,000,000 (about $125,000 USD as of April 2017) eventually lowering to ¥400,000 (about $3,600).[3][4]

PD Aerospace
Native name
PDエアロスペース株式会社
Pī Dī Earosupēsu Kabushiki-gaisha
TypeKK
IndustrySpace tourism
Founded30 May 2007 (2007-05-30) in Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, Japan
FounderShuji Ogawa
Headquarters
Nagoya
,
Japan
Key people
Shuji Ogawa (President)
Number of employees
5
Websitewww.pdas.co.jp

PDAS plans to develop a hybrid engine that produces jet and rocket thrust, using pulse detonation jet and pulse combustion rocket modes.[5] To reduce the cost of development and keep the vehicle low-cost, PDAS plans to use commercially available hardware, instead of custom-designed parts.[1] PDAS plans to launch an unmanned prototype in 2019,[6] perform manned testing by 2020, and start commercial flights in 2023.[7] H.I.S. and ANA own 10% and 7% of the company, respectively.[3][8]

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