Ltd. and Nippon Travel Agency, Ltd. sign a business alliance agreement to promote business studies for a space travel business that anyone can go on.
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INNOVATIVE SPACE CARRIER INC.(CHUO-KU, TOKYO; CEO; KOJIRO HATADA, HEREINAFTER REFERRED TO AS “ISC”) AND NIPPON TRAVEL AGENCY, INC. (HEADQUARTERED IN TOKYO; CEO; ETSUMITSU KOYANO, PRESIDENT; HEREINAFTER REFERRED TO AS “NIPPON TRAVEL AGENCY”) HAVE AGREED TO JOINTLY STUDY BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES TO REALIZE A SPACE TRAVEL BUSINESS THAT ANYONE CAN VISIT, AND HAVE SIGNED A BUSINESS ALLIANCE AGREEMENT.
how it started
ISC HAS BEEN SELECTED BY THE MINISTRY OF EDUCATION, CULTURE, SPORTS, SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY (MEXT) FOR THE SBIR PHASE 3 PROJECT, AND WILL DEVELOP A ROCKET FOR SATELLITE LAUNCH BY MARCH 2028, AND WILL WORK ON “A WORLD WHERE PEOPLE AND CARGO ARE DELIVERED EVERY DAY. WE ARE WORKING ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF A SATELLITE LAUNCH VEHICLE BY MARCH 2028, AND ARE AIMING FOR A WORLD WHERE PEOPLE AND CARGO ARE DELIVERED EVERY DAY. WITH THIS VISION, ISC AIMS TO REALIZE A TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM THAT MAKES SPACE REUSABLEPOSSIBLE.
Since its establishment in 1905, Nippon Travel Agency has continued to take on the challenge of creating new travel, and in 2020 established a department dedicated to space business, aiming to provide safe, secure, and comfortable travel products from Earth to outer space while promoting space business initiatives in the areas of regional revitalization and education.
CURRENTLY, ONLY A LIMITED NUMBER OF PEOPLE ARE ABLE TO TRAVEL TO SPACE FOR A VARIETY OF REASONS. NIPPON TRAVEL AGENCY, WHICH OFFERS TRAVEL PRODUCTS, AND ISC, WHICH DEVELOPS TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS, AIM TO COMMERCIALIZE “SPACE TRAVEL” IN THE 2030S, AND WILL BRING TOGETHER THEIR KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE THROUGH JOINT RESEARCH AND OTHER ACTIVITIES TO MATERIALIZE A CONCEPT FOR SAFE, SECURE, COMFORTABLE, AND ATTRACTIVE SPACE TRAVEL FOR EVERYONE.
Examples of Efforts in Business Review
(1) Collaboration in exhibitions, etc.
We will introduce our joint efforts at various space industry exhibitions and at Tourism Expo, one of the world’s largest travel festivals, and inform many people in the space and travel industries about our space travel efforts.
(2) Needs assessment on space travel
ISC will expand the scale of implementation of the advance reservation (questionnaire) for space travel that ISC has been working on since December 2023, in cooperation with Japan Travel Agency, and continue its implementation.
(3) Consideration of commercialization of space travel
We will promote more concrete consideration of commercialization of space travel by leveraging Nippon Travel Agency’s experience in creating travel products and ISC’s expertise in developing transportation systems.
A TALK SESSION ON THIS INITIATIVE WILL BE HELD AT THE JAPAN TRAVEL AGENCY BOOTH DURING “TOURISM EXPO JAPAN 2024” TO BE HELD AT TOKYO BIG SIGHT FROM SEPTEMBER 26. A 1/12 SCALE MOCKUP OF ASCA3, A 50-SEAT REUSABLE ROCKET ENVISIONED BY ISC TO BEGIN OPERATIONS IN THE 2040S, WILL BE UNVEILED FOR THE FIRST TIME, AND NOVELTIES WILL BE HANDED OUT.
Organizing Talk Sessions
The talk session will be held at the venue of Tourism Expo Japan 2024.
If you wish to reserve a seat, please contact us at the address below.
[Date] September 26, 2024 from 14:50
[Location] Nippon Travel Agency Booth Stage (East Hall 1, Booth No. R-016)
[Speaker] Osamu Nakajima, Manager, Space Business Promotion Team, Nippon Travel Agency, Inc.
Innovative Space Carrier Inc. Keiichiro Shimada, Chief Business Officer
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・Display of 1/12 scale mockup of the reusable rocket “ASCA3” scheduled to be in operation in the 2040s
・Conducting “Space Travel Advance Reservations” questionnaire survey
・Display of panels about space travel
・Distribution of limited novelties
*In addition, the Nippon Travel Agency booth will also feature space food tasting, virtual star gazing experience Other events such as space food tasting and virtual star gazing will also be held at the booth of Nippon Travel Agency.
About Us
■ Innovative Space Carrier Inc.
Representative:CEOKojiro Hatada
Location.
A world where people and cargo are delivered every day. We are committed to achieving our vision of “a world where people and cargo can be delivered every day, even in space. reusableWith this vision, we are working to develop reusable launch vehicles for satellite launches by 2028, with the ultimate goal of achieving high-frequency space transportation using fully reusable single-stage spacecraft (SSTO) in the 2040s.
WEB: https: //innovative-space- carrier.co.jp/
Ltd.
Representative: CEOPresident: Yoshiteru Koyano
Location: 12F Nihonbashi Dia Building, 1-19-1 Nihonbashi, Chuo-ku, Tokyo
Founded in 1905, we are the oldest general travel agency in Japan. We have long been involved in liaison and other operations related to space development, and in 2020 we established a space business promotion team. Beyond the boundaries of the travel industry, the company is engaged in a variety of initiatives aimed at becoming a “bridge between people and space,” including regional revitalization projects using space as a resource, the planning and implementation of various events, educational projects, and the development of human resources for star gazing tourism.
WEB: https://www.nta.co.jp/galaxyproject/
■We are actively recruiting human resources!
We want to go to space from Japan.
We take on the challenge.
Aerospace technology x Knowledge of different industries x Backcast thinking
Create new industries with an eye on the future.
Let’s do work that is worth the challenge of our lives.
Click here for the employment page:
https://www.wantedly.com/companies/company_9146989
For business partnerships and other inquiries, click here
https://innovative-space-carrier.co.jp/contact/
■We are accepting “advanced applications” for space travel
Please follow this link to register.
https://forms.gle/TDc8HpdcR2zCU41t9