Japan Adjusts Its Space Development Approach To Spur Startups

Two iSpace employees working on thermal vacuum chamber

ISpace used a JAXA thermal vacuum chamber to test its Resilience lunar lander, which was launched in January and is slated to touch down in June.

Credit: iSpace
Since the launch of its first satellite, Ohsumi, in 1970, Japan’s government has relied on a group of agencies to drive space developments and projects. That is starting to change as the country looks to keep pace in the global space industry. The government remains a pivotal force in Japan’s space...
Chen Chuanren

Chen Chuanren is the Southeast Asia and China Editor for the Aviation Week Network’s (AWN) Air Transport World (ATW) and the Asia-Pacific Defense Correspondent for AWN, joining the team in 2017.

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