PROGRAM

PROGRAM
BROADCAST

Space Exploration Symposium 2024

12/6/2024(Wed) ｜ 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. (JST)

Opening

10:00-10:15

Opening

Hiroshi Yamakawa（Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) / President）

Keynote Speech

Masanori Nagai（Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT) / Research and Development Bureau / Deputy-Director-General）

Part 1

10:15-11:15

Overview of the Artemis Program and Japan’s Space Exploration Strategy

Catherine Koerner（National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) / Exploration Systems Development Mission Directorate/ Associate Administrator）

Nicola Fox（National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) / Science Mission Directorate / Associate Administrator）

Mayumi Matsuura（JAXA / Vice President）
Hitoshi Kuninaka（JAXA / Vice President / Director General of ISAS）

Moderator

Kate Kitagawa（JAXA / Senior Counselor for International Relations (Advisor to Senior Vice President)）

Break​

11:15-11:25

Introduction to Part 2

11:25-11:45

JAXA x NASA : Expanding Surface Exploration with the Pressurized Rover

Lara Kearney（National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) / Extravehicular Activity (EVA) and Human Surface Mobility Program Office / Manager）
Fumiya Tsutsui（JAXA / Human Spaceflight Technology Directorate / Pressurized Rover Engineering Center / Director）

Part 2

11:45-12:30

Japanese Astronauts to the Moon – How the Pressurized Rover Will Support Crewed Lunar Exploration

Keisuke Sasaki（TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION / Advanced R&D and Engineering Company / Advanced Product Development Div. / Circular Mobility Development Dept.）
Misuzu Haruki（TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION / Advanced R&D and Engineering Company / Advanced Product Development Div. / Circular Mobility Development Dept.）
Junya Takeda（Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd / Space Utilization Group / Engineering Department / Space Systems Division / Integrated Defense & Space Systems）
Ryota Nakanishi（Bridgestone Corporation / Elastic Structure Development Section / Tire Research Department 1）
Yuta Sekiya（JAXA / Human Spaceflight Technology Directorate / Pressurized Rover Engineering Center）

Moderator

Norishige Kanai（JAXA / Human Spaceflight Technology Directorate / Astronaut）

Lunch Break​

12:30-13:30

Part 3

13:30-14:15

JAXA's Space Exploration Roadmap –Using Technological Heritage to Explore Frontiers

Shinichiro Sakai（JAXA / Institute of Space and Aeronautical Science (ISAS) / Project Manager for SLIM (Smart Lander for Investigating Moon)）
Dai Asoh（JAXA / Human Spaceflight Technology Directorate / Project Manager for LUPEX (Lunar Polar Exploration)）
Norihito Tsuji（JAXA / Human Spaceflight Technology Directorate / Project Manager for Lunar Gateway Habitation Project Team）
Yasuhiro Kawakatsu（JAXA / JAXA Space Exploration Center (JSEC) / Project Manager for MMX (Martian Moons eXploration)​）

Moderator

Koji Yamanaka（JAXA / JSEC / Director）

Special Session

14:15-14:45

A Ticket to the Moon – Japanese Technology Going to the Moon with Artemis

Hideaki Miyamoto（University of Tokyo/ School of Engineering /Professor）
Tatsuaki Hashimoto（JAXA / ISAS / Department of Spacecraft Engineering / Professor (Responsible for the development of “OMOTENASHI”)）
Ryu Funase（JAXA / ISAS / Department of Interdisciplinary Space Science / Professor (Responsible for the development of “EQUULEUS”)）

Moderator

Tomokatsu Morota（ University of Tokyo / School of Science / Associate Professor）

Break

14:45-15:00

Part 4

15:00-15:45

Toward Commercialization on the Moon - the momentum and leap -

Shingo Akao（President and CEO）
Yuki Hanyu（IntegriCulture Inc. / CEO）
Kyohei Iwamoto（Sony Computer Science Laboratories / SOL Project / Project Leader）
Yu Miyazawa（JAXA / Space Exploration Innovation Hub Center）

Moderator

Kazuyoshi Kawasaki（JAXA / Associate Director General）

Closing

15:45-16:00

Closing Remarks

Mayumi Matsuura（JAXA / Vice President）

BROADCAST

12/6/2024(Wed) ｜ 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. (JST)

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