Space race continues

It is a common misconception amongst Japanese people that the research and development conducted by the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) is uneconomical for Japan. A similar sentiment exists in the United States where some American’s think that the budget for NASA is excessive. In actual fact, the budget for NASA accounts for just 1% of American national budget where as the budget for JAXA is just 0.05% of Japanese national budget.

The European Space Agency (ESA) has been created by the European Union as the smaller European countries could not sustain a space industry on a national level. ESA has a budget of about 480 billion yen where as JAXA has a budget of approximately 230 billion yen (2.3 billion US dollars). In terms of space exploration as a national focus, Japan showing strong potential

Even though the budget for JAXA is comparatively small JAXA received the 2008 “Jack Swigert” Award for Space Exploration on April 7 in Colorado Springs USA. This award is for recognition to the association or individual who made the greatest contribution to space development. JAXA is the first non American space association to receive this award. This honor could be attributed to the efforts of JAXA staff. In order to make the aerospace industry Japan's key industry, we must develop human resources.

It’s estimated that at least 30 billion yen will be necessary to reduce the decline in human resources. But realistically, that figure won't be enough to create private-sector competition in the manufacturing of launch vehicles or satellites.
The United States and Russia can sustain their aerospace industry as some manned flights of are for the purpose in commerce. The United States is actually the only country in the world that is making a profit from the space industry. This is largely due to the involvement of their defense industry. Japan ought to establish our industry for the purposes of peaceful exploitation only.

Any reduction in budget will impact negatively for the research and development of JAXA. We must not judge the space industry in term of its current financial position but in terms of our national future.

JAXA get the 2008 Jack Sweigert Award

Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency Wins 2008 Jack Swigert Award for Space Exploration Colorado Springs, Colo. (February 12, 2008) The Space Foundation will honor the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) with the 2008 John L. "Jack" Swigert, Jr., Award for Space Exploration. This award honors the memory and enduring legacy of Apollo 13 astronaut and Colorado Congressman-elect Jack Swigert. The first international recipient of the Swigert award, JAXA will be recognized during the opening ceremony of the 24th National Space Symposium on April 7. The symposium, the premier annual gathering of the global space community, will take place April 7-10 at The Broadmoor Hotel in Colorado

Article of Los Angeles Times

Mr. Bruce Wallace , Tokyo Bureau Chief of Los Angeles Times wrote the article about Kaguya on Sep. 14. The title is "After long delay, Japan launches lunar orbiter " Thank you for his joining the party on Sep. 11 at my home party in Aoyama. I will keep the good relationship with the foreign media to contact them with comments.

Prime of IAC in India

JAXA got the prime of Design for PR at the IAC in India.

Article of " Voice of America"

http://www.voanews.com/english/2007-09-14-voa7.cfm
This article was written by Ms. Elizabeth Noh who joined my home party on Sep.11, 2007 in Aoyama Tokyo. PR is the most significant to set out the vision for the activities. To open the purpose of the activities for people will get the backup and interest. This is her e-mail.
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Dear Akiko-san,

Thank you for your message.
I received it today when I came to work at Kyodo.

Yes, the lunar launch was successful.
I filed a story for Voice of America about it today.

I work at Kyodo as an English editor part-time two days a week.
I also work at NHK World as an English editor.

For your information, my other contact information are:

Thanks for inviting me to your lovely home.I look forward to seeing you in the future.

Best regards,

Elizabeth (Liz) Noh

Party on Sep.11

Chairman Tachikawa
Prof. Sakamoto


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On Sep.11, There was a special party held at the house of Akiko Nakagami , councilor of JAXA　for
JAXA Chairman Keiji Tachikawa and JAXA-ISAS Professor Seiichi Sakamoto to explain and promote Japa's lunar orbiter
program on the occasion of the planned launch of Lunar Orbit Explorer "Kaguya," which is to take place this weekend (weather permitting). This is considered the largest luna mission since Apollo/Luna, and a reflection of Japan's high priority in lunar science programs. As a result, the event attracted a large audience, and many interesting questions, such as its possible application to
the development of ICBM, were raised after the formal presentation. It looks like the launch will most likely take place on Saturday, September 14.
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About speakers

Keiji Tachikawa
Dr. Tachikawa was born in Ogaki, Gifu Prefecture, and graduated from the University of Tokyo's department of electrical engineering in 1962. He spent the went on to spend more than 40 years at Nippon Telegraph and Telephone (NTT). He earned an MBA at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1978, and a Doctorate in Engineering at the University of Tokyo in 1982. In 1987 he founded NTT America Inc., and became its first CEO. Dr. Tachikawa was appointed President of NTT's mobile telecommunications division, NTT DoCoMo, in 1998, and became its Corporate Advisor in June 2004. From 2001 to November 2004, he was also a part-time member of the Space Activities Commission. On November 15, 2004, Dr. Tachikawa assumed the position of President of JAXA.

Seiichi Sakamoto
Dr. Sakamoto was born in Tokyo, and graduated from the University of Tokyo's Department of Astronomy in 1989. He earned a Doctorate in Science at the University of Tokyo in 1994. After his academic carrier as a postdoctral fellow at National Astronomical Observatory of Japan (NAOJ), he became a research associate at Radio Astronomy Division of NAOJ in August 1997. He promoted to an associate professor in June 2002. Besides millimeter- and submillimeter-wave observations of Galactic and extragalactic intestellar matter, he contributed to the site evaluation, budget request, and construction of the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) project, and stayed in Chile for about two years as a Japanese liaison to the international management team and an EPO officer. In April 2007, he moved to External Affairs Office for Space Science of the Institute of Space and Astronautical Science (ISAS)/JAXA as a professor.


Coordinator of the party
Akiko Nakagami
councilor to the director, Public Affairs Department since April 2007.
Graduated from Human Science Department of Univ. of Houston-CL.
In 1990. (MA) Worked for Houston Summit and NASA during staying in Houston between 1986 and 1991.