Nihon Essay Essay Japan's Space Development Frontlines / Shinya Matsuura Fusosha Shinsho

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Nihon Essay Essay / Essay / Fuso Shinsho / "Why isn't' SpaceX' born in Japan? There were a lot of problems unique to the Japanese government!" Where did Japan fall behind the rest of the world? What are the strengths of Japanese space technology that we should take advantage of? What is Elon Musk's "madness" that we should learn from? On February 17, 2024, the second "H3", which was developed as Japan's new main rocket, was successfully launched for the first time. In the first launch in March 2023, about a year ago, the second stage engine did not ignite, resulting in the loss of the Earth observation satellite "Daichi 3" carried on it. JAXA and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, etc. spent a year investigating the cause and taking countermeasures, and succeeded in launching the second "H3". Originally planned for the first launch in 2020, it was only three years late, but the H3 was not only three years late. In fact, it was nearly ten years late. The successor to the H-2A, which had a success rate of over 90%, was based on the assumption that development would start in 2008 or around 2010 at the latest. However, the H3 delay was not only three years. In fact, it was almost ten years late. It was actually started in 2014. The 2000 s and 10 s were the era of the rise of various space ventures around the world. For example, the SpaceX developed by Elon Musk was an audacious idea and succeeded in developing and commercializing the Falcon 9. The background was the collapse of the Soviet Union and the Space Shuttle Program, which led to a change in space development from "public to private" in the United States and other countries. This was the basis for fostering Elon Musk's passion and madness in space. On the other hand, Japan was doing at that time. It was a systemic reform led by the Cabinet Office and a power struggle between the Ministry of Education and the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry. This book analyzes how SpaceX became the driving force of space development among the many space ventures. It then explores what Japan's space administration should do in the future.