| PD Aerospace | |
| Native Name: | PDエアロスペース株式会社 |
| Native Name Lang: | ja |
| Romanized Name: | Pī Dī Earosupēsu Kabushiki-gaisha |
| Type: | KK |
| Industry: | Space tourism |
| Founded: | in Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, Japan |
| Founder: | Shuji Ogawa |
| Hq Location City: | Nagoya |
| Hq Location Country: | Japan |
| Key People: | Shuji Ogawa (President) |
| Num Employees: | 5 |
, 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]
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] H.I.S. and ANA own 10% and 7% of the company, respectively.[3] [6]