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Taguchi Lab
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A lab that studies spaceplanes that fly into space and the hypersonic engines that power them.
AboutAbout the lab
Studying vehicles that fly from an airport into space
Taguchi Lab conducts research aimed at realizing spaceplanes that can travel from an airport to space, and hypersonic passenger aircraft that cross the Pacific in two hours.
The research focuses on the shape of vehicles that fly at high speed through the atmosphere, and on hypersonic engines capable of high-speed flight.
In collaboration with universities, research institutions, and companies in Japan and abroad, the lab is demonstrating the technologies needed for practical use through flight experiments with small experimental vehicles, engine tests, and more.
Prof. Taguchi joined the lab in April 2026, after working on the research and development of hypersonic engines at organizations including the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA).
Key terms
- Spaceplane
- A winged spacecraft that takes off from a runway like an airplane, flies to space, and returns.
- Hypersonic
- The speed regime above about five times the speed of sound (Mach 5), which is extremely fast.
- Demonstration
- Confirming through tests and flight experiments whether a new technology works under conditions close to real use.
ResearchResearch themes
Toward realizing spaceplanes and hypersonic passenger aircraft, the lab studies the shape of vehicles that fly at high speed and hypersonic engines. Example themes include system design and aerodynamic performance evaluation of spaceplanes, development of flight control equipment for experimental vehicles, and propulsion performance evaluation and combustion experiments for hypersonic engines.
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- ProfessorHideyuki Taguchi
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Report an errorAbout the images
The top and research theme images are illustrative and were not taken at the lab. They are cropped from Wikimedia Commons images. Cropped CC BY-SA images are provided under the same CC BY-SA license as the original (version shown on each line).
- Top image: “X43a2 nasa scramjet” NASA / Public domain (cropped)
- Research on high-speed vehicles and engines: “Hypersonic Transport Model (AC-40028)” NASA Ames Research Center / NASA / Public domain (cropped)
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- Related lab (小笠原研究室): “Hypersonic Research Engine in the Hypersonic Tunnel Facility (grc-1973-c-02625-2)” NASA / Public domain (cropped)
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