Japan

SGAC Japan

National Points of Contact
Japan

Japan has a long history of involvement with space, going back to the first rock launch experiment in 1955. Since then, Japan has had 12 astronauts in space, over 50 successful rocket launches, and over 200 successfully launched satellites. Today, Japan has an experiment module on the International Space Station (Kibo), an ongoing asteroid sample return mission (Hayabusa-2), dozens of ongoing satellite missions, and plans of unmanned Moon and Mars missions in the next decade.

Activities of SGAC Japan

1. Space Generation Congress (https://spacegeneration.org/sgc2020) info sessions (postponed without date following the outbreak of COVID-19)
2. Asia-Pacific Space Generation Workshop info sessions (postponed without date following the outbreak of COVID-19)
3. Awareness building of SGAC in Japan
– Collaboration events with other space-related organisations in Japan
– BBQs, drinks, and movie nights
– Weekly online space talks

Online Lectures


SGAC Japan Space Talk #1	SGAC Japan Space Talk #2	SGAC Japan Space Talk #3

Activities of SGAC Japan in the past 2 years

Asia-Pacific Regional Space Agency Forum 26 (26-29 November 2019 at Nagoya)
A dialogue of space agencies in the Asia-Pacific region 
6th Asia-Pacific Space Generation Workshop (23-24 November 2019 at Nagoya)
A dialogue of students and young professionals in the Asia-Pacific region

Message to future members in Japan

SGAC is an intimate and supportive community of space enthusiasts all around the world. Join us to expand your views and network! Don’t hesitate to contact the NPoCs for questions:

Samu Eshima ([email protected])
Takahiko Shibata ([email protected])