On September 12th 2024, SPACE WALKER, Inc. (Head Office: Minato-ku, Tokyo; CEO: Akihide Manabe) won the GLOBAL INNOVATORS AWARD at U-START UP KANSAI 2024. The prize includes participation and display rights at an Exhibition Booth in the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 2025. 

The Consumer Electronics Show (CES) is a major trade show owned and produced by the Consumer Technology Association (CTA)® in the United States of America. Held every January in Las Vegas, CES features consumer electronics, audio/video, computer hardware and software, providing the ultimate platform for technology leaders to connect, collaborate, and propel consumer technology forward. CES 2025 has a Space Tech category and is scheduled to be held Jan 7th through 10th 2025 in Las Vegas, Nevada USA.

What is U-START UP KANSAI 2024?
The pitch event U-START UP KANSAI 2024 is co-hosted by the Osaka Chamber of Commerce and Industry (OCCI) and Kansai Innovation Initiative (KSII), as a program to create and support the development of university-startups, to expand business through industry-academia collaboration, and to promote business development in the domestic and international markets.
https://www.osaka.cci.or.jp/event/seminar/202408/D22240802015.html

Comment from Akihide Manabe, Co-Founder CEO
We are very honored to receive the “Global Innovators Award” at U-START UP KANSAI 2024. I would like to express my sincere appreciation for this award, which is the result of the recognition of our winged reusable rocket “ECO ROCKET®”. SPACE WALKER aims to realize a future where anybody can move freely between earth and space, similar to boarding an airplane today. We intend to make the most of the opportunity we have gained, showcasing our technology and vision to an international market through the exhibition booth awarded by U-START UP KANSAI 2024. We will continue to contribute to the future development of the earth and space industry, in cooperation with our partners in Japan and abroad.

SPACE WALKER is a university startup conducting research and development of winged reusable suborbital and orbital spaceplanes. The company also develops and sells components such as composite tanks, utilizing space technology for both space and earth. 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