Hirado City, Nagasaki Prefecture (Mayor: Naruhiko Kuroda) and SPACE WALKER, Inc. (Head Office: Minato-ku, Tokyo; CEO: Akihide Manabe) have entered into a collaboration agreement, to mutually promote the manufacturing industry through space development and work to realize a decarbonized society. The agreement aims to foster industrial promotion and regional revitalization.

The signing ceremony for the collaboration agreement was held at Hirado City Hall on October 12, 2022, with the presence of Mayor Naruhiko Kuroda, Deputy Mayor Takuya Matsuda, and Satoru Doshima, Head of the Culture, Tourism, and Industry Department, representing Hirado City.

■ Purpose of Collaboration
The collaboration aims to mutually promote the manufacturing industry through space development and work towards the realization of a decarbonized society, while fostering industrial promotion and regional revitalization.

■ Key Areas of Collaboration
(1) Promotion of the manufacturing industry, based on space development.
(2) Promotion of the utilization of hydrogen, and other green energy sources.
(3) Promotion of space, and science and technology education.
(4) Promotion of tourism, and other initiatives for regional revitalization.

Message from CEO Akihide Manabe

I am delighted to announce our collaboration agreement with Hirado City, Nagasaki Prefecture. In today’s world, carbon neutrality and a decarbonized society has become a pressing concern for all companies. At the new SPACE WALKER plant in Hirado City, our new development and manufacturing base for high-pressure gas composite tanks, we will leverage the technological expertise we have gained from space development to contribute to decarbonization efforts in all domainsーincluding air, land, and sea. We sincerely look forward to working together on this endeavor. We appreciate your continued support.

SPACE WALKER is a university startup conducting research and development of winged reusable suborbital and orbital spaceplanes. The company also develops and sells composite tanks, utilizing space technology for both space and terrestrial industries. SPACE WALKER envisions sustainable commercial space transportation for all, as familiar as commercial air travel today.

For inquiries contact:
Corporate Planning Office / Public Relations
pr@space-walker.co.jp