Participation in the Next Generation Spaceport Working Group
PACIFIC CONSULTANTS CO., LTD. (Head office: Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo; President and Representative Director Osamu OMOTO) will participate in a working group organized by Innovative Space Carrier Inc. (Head office: Chuo-ku, Tokyo; President and Representative Director, Kojiro HATADA) to study the ideal "Next Generation Spaceport (NSP: New Space Port)" necessary to realize high frequency space transportation services.
About Next Generation Spaceport (NSP: New Space Port)
To realize high-frequency transportation, a base to support space transportation is essential. As a base to support high-frequency space transportation, NSP aims to be a place where people can come for a wide range of purposes, from rocket launches and landings to tourists, spectators, and facility users, and is expected to be combined with a wide range of facilities related to space transportation, including commercial facilities such as malls, entertainment facilities such as live music venues, as well as energy facilities and disaster prevention facilities.
Image of Next Generation Spaceport: Source: Innovative Space Carrier Inc.
About the Working Group (NSP-WG)
This is a fixed-term group to explore the feasibility of NSP, and as of July 31st, a total of 17 companies and one university have joined. (The final number of participating companies may increase.)
From now until October 2025, the working group will determine the direction and then conduct a rough feasibility study, producing deliverables that can be used if a construction project is formed in the future.
Supporting the Realization of This Vision through a Variety of technologies, including Infrastructure, Urban Development, Transportation Access, and the Environment
PACIFIC CONSULTANTS is taking on the challenge of developing Next Generation Spaceport, which is necessary for high-frequency, round-trip space transportation services, as one way of realizing our vision of "Producing the Future." We will continue to provide new value to society by utilizing the advanced know-how we have cultivated in the development of social infrastructure.
(*2) Participating members (in Japanese syllabary):
ASTRO GATE Inc., Air Water Inc., EBARA Corp., Kajima Corp., Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd., JFE Engineering Corporation, The Japan Research Institute, Ltd., Japan Radio Co., Ltd., Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha, Nohmi Bosai Ltd., PACIFIC CONSULTANTS CO., LTD., Mitsui E&S Shipbuilding Co., Ltd., Sumitomo Mitsui Construction Co., Ltd., Mitsui Fudosan Co., Ltd., Mitsubishi HC Capital Inc., Mitsubishi Logistics Corp., Utsumi Laboratory, Muroran Institute of Technology, and 1 other company