Vision

To create an era where everyone can access space.

Introduction

A world where people and cargo circle the globe every day, democratizing point-to-point space travel and delivering the future.

The space industry is taking significant steps towards commercialization through the efforts of private companies. A future where anyone, including you, can go to space. We will make this a reality by 2040. The key to this is, of course, rockets. We are developing reusable rockets that can take off multiple times carrying passengers and cargo.

But that's not all. From the spaceport where rockets take off and land, to the development of space travel products, we are developing the end-to-end business of space transportation. Japan has cultivated a wealth of dependable technology. And with partnerships with a wide range of companies, both domestic and international, across industrial sectors and borders, we will continue to take on new challenges.

To create an era where everyone can access space.

Kojiro HatadaPresident and CEO

Our scope

All business related to space transportation.

We are not just working on the development of the single-stage-to-orbit vehicle(reusable rocket) “ASCA". In addition to ‘Spaceports’ as the gateway to space, we are also working on ‘High-Speed Intercontinental Travel’ that can transport you anywhere on Earth in under 60 minutes, ‘Satellite Launch Services’, ‘Space Travel’ providing access to space for everyone, and even ‘Narravity’, a product development platform for the space age. We are creating the entire system related to space transportation.

Rocket: ASCA
Technology: P4SD
Services: NARRAVITY, NEW SPACEPORT, Space travel, Space Engineering

Rocket

About ASCA

ASCA is the collective name for the reusable rockets we develop and its origins lie in the Asuka culture. Just as Japan adopted foreign systems and technologies and rapidly became a civilized nation, we are now in the dawn of the space industry, and we aim to grow rapidly by embracing innovative technology across fields and borders.

Number of re-flights: With a turnaround capability of once a day, and with detailed inspection, maintenance and replacement, the spacecraft structure and propulsion system can fly repeatedly more than 1,000 times.
Payload capacity: Capable of launching a 10-ton payload into Low Earth orbit (altitude of 400 km)
Safety: The passenger Capacity is 50 people, with the same reliability and safety as an aircraft

Roadmap

2028 ASCA 1

Launching a 100kg class satellite using a reusable vehicle
2032 ASCA 2

Manned space transportation is realized, and put into service in stages.
2040s ASCA 3

Single-stage system enables frequent, large-volume, and inexpensive space travel

Key Technology

P4SD

A unique platform that digitizes all processes including the research, design, testing, and simulation of space transportation systems and consolidates them in the cloud. All members involved can access the same information anytime, anywhere, enabling agile, rapid development.

Road to
The Future

Our business plan for the reusable ASCA rocket
series up to 2040.

2028

ASCA 1

Reusable rockets into Low Earth orbit

To transport goods between two points on Earth and repeatedly launch small satellites weighing 100kg into space. Transporting a variety of goods at high speeds with low costs.

Services

Satellite Launch

Demand for satellites is expected to grow in the future. The development of spaceplanes (reusable rockets) has made it possible to reduce the cost of sales per launch. Furthermore, small rockets make it possible to specify the time and place of launch without relying on a main satellite.

2032

ASCA 2

Providing easy, safe access to space for everyone

Gradually implement various passenger services, such as high-speed point-to-point (P2P) transportation that can travel between two points on Earth in one hour, orbital travel that allows users to experience zero gravity, and travel to and from space stations in orbit.

Services

High-speed intercontinental travel

Aeroplanes fly in the stratosphere at an altitude of about 10km. In contrast, rockets fly at altitudes of about 80km and are almost in a vacuum, making it easy to accelerate faster than the speed of sound. This will enable travel to anywhere on Earth via space in less than an hour.

2036

NEW SPACEPORT

A gateway to space as close as an airport

Currently, rocket launch sites are limited to inconvenient locations, and if this continues, they will not be able to respond to the expansion of space transportation and high-speed intercontinental travel. The Japanese archipelago faces the open sea to the east and south, so we are planning to utilize offshore space to create a next-generation spaceport (New SpacePort: NSP).

2040

ASCA 3

Providing easy, safe access to space for everyone

The goal is to develop a single-stage spaceplane (reusable rocket) that can take off into space repeatedly like an airplane, and to establish a means for anyone on Earth to travel freely beyond the boundaries of space.

Services

Space travel

As of 2025, space travel will cost anywhere from tens to hundreds of millions of yen. By developing a reusable rocket, we aim to dramatically reduce costs and provide safe and secure space travel for just a few million yen.