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FOCAL POINT ON COMMERCIAL SPACE EXPLORATION IN JAPAN ADVERTISEMENT FEATURE

A new Artist’s illustration of a future commercial lunar base. space By involving the nation’s private sector, the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) is PUSHING THE COMMERCIALIZATION OF SPACE SCIENCE AND EXPLORATION.

View from Japanese Experiment Module window of the International Space Station. © JAXA/NASA

Japan has a long and Japanese space industry illustrious history in space to nearly 2.4 trillion yen science and exploration, being (US$22 billion) over the next the fourth country into space two decades. with the launch of its Ohsumi “We have two aims in satellite in 1970 and the third promoting Japan’s space to send spacecraft to both the industry,” says Naoto Matsuura, Moon and Mars. It has become director of the New Enterprise a major space-faring nation and Promotion Department at spends about 350 billion yen JAXA. “The first is to enhance (US$3.2 billion) a year on space the competitiveness of the Image of asteroid Itokawa taken by asteroid explorer Hayabusa. exploration and development. space industry in Japan. The © JAXA Since its establishment in second is to create new partners © Akihiro Ikeshita 2003, the Japan Aerospace with a view to expanding Japan’s Exploration Agency (JAXA) space industry community.” companies for developing Innovation Hub Center needed investment to the missions to the Moon and space stations on the Moon and director of the Office for Space has launched more than 30 new products using JAXA’s (TansaX) aiming to promote space industry.” Mars to dominate space Mars,” says Kuninaka. Utilization Promotion within space missions, including WE ARE technologies, and provides up greater collaboration TansaX invites companies to exploration. Responding the Ministry of Education, six to transport cargo to the EXTENDING to 10 million yen (US$90,000) with industry as well as participate in key research areas to this challenge, JAXA is PROMOTING GLOBAL Culture, Sports, Science and International Space Station. JAXA’S per year over one to three years drive the development of to expand the space industry. working with the Japan Science COOPERATION Technology. “And we expect It conducts a broad range of EXPERTISE AND to successful proposals. JAXA technologies that support JAXA gains by delegating and Technology Agency to In March 2018, Japan will host to issue a joint statement research and development on EXPERIENCE TO gives private companies the JAXA’s future space key technology development support the construction of the Second International Space at ISEF2 that expresses the essential services for modern HELP COMPANIES opportunity to demonstrate exploration programmes and activities, while companies an open innovation hub that Exploration Forum (ISEF2) common perceptions of life, such as telecommunication MANAGE THE technologies in outer space by the expansion of the private benefit from using JAXA’s will focus on extending the in Tokyo, which will gather participating countries including systems and weather data, as RESEARCH AND offering them the opportunity space industry. It will also expertise, intellectual property humanosphere to other regions government ministers and principles, visions and goals for well as performing cutting-edge DEVELOPMENT to put small satellites into orbit promote technologies that will and facilities to develop spin- of the Solar System. high-level officials from about international space exploration.” astronomical observations and OF SPACE using JAXA’s H-IIA rocket and improve life on Earth, such as off products for use on Earth. Projects funded by TansaX 40 countries and organizations In partnership with industry space exploration. TECHNOLOGY to use the Japanese Experiment communications and weather To encourage spin-offs from include the development of to discuss the future of space and research institutes, both Module of the International forecasting. JAXA’s technologies, the agency cultivation methods for farming exploration. The meeting will in Japan and internationally, NEW DIRECTIONS Reflecting this approach, Space Station. “Through TansaX, we are established the New Enterprise on the Moon, carried out in consider the importance of JAXA is seeking to foster Traditionally focused on JAXA has adopted an ‘explore In collaboration with private extending JAXA’s expertise and Promotion Department in 2016 collaboration with researchers international cooperation, the business-oriented partnerships government-funded activities, to apply’ philosophy to stimulate enterprises, venture capital experience to help companies to promote the use of patents from Tamagawa University potential for future collaboration that offer mutual gains for the Japan’s space industry is the commercialization of space funds and banks, JAXA will manage the research and and intellectual property and the Panasonic Corporation in advancing space-related private sector and future space now looking to increasingly and has launched a number of push such commercialization development of space licensing for commercial Eco Solutions Company, and business opportunities, and the exploration. commercialize its space industrial support programmes of space development for new- technology,” explains Hitoshi applications. a joint initiative with Sony roles of industry, academia and activities. In particular, in line that encourage private-sector space activities such as space Kuninaka, the hub’s director. Corporation to develop a low- government in the expansion of with government policy, JAXA participation in the space exploration, in-orbit services “We are working with more AIMING FOR THE MOON powered optical system for space exploration. is contributing to expand the industry. For example, JAXA has and big-data analysis. than 50 companies, universities AND MARS long-distance communication, “Japan is working to develop development and utilization of offered joint R&D opportunities In 2015, JAXA established and R&D institutions in Over the next 10 to 20 which “could one day be used global cooperation in space space by doubling the size of the between JAXA and private the Space Exploration Japan and bringing much- years, Kuninaka expects for communicating between exploration,” says Mika Shozaki, http://global.jaxa.jp/

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