Japan
2011 – Japanese Space Industry Employment – Snapshot
According to the Society of Japanese Aerospace Companies (SJAC), Japanese private-sector space employment has averaged 6,380 jobs over the past decade. The number of Japanese private-sector space jobs was highest in FY 2001, at 6,871 jobs, and has oscillated up or down from the ten-year average by no more than 8% in each of the following years, with the exception of FY 2008.
Workforce: Workforce and Education – TSR 2011
Space Products and Services – TSR 2011
Infrastructure: Space Infrastructure – TSR 2011
Odor-fighting Space Underwear
In October 2010, Toray Industries, a Japanese textile company, and J-Space, a company licensed to market JAXA technologies, announced plans to develop sportswear out of material originally designed for use in astronaut clothing.
2010 – The Role of Space in the Rescue of Trapped Chilean Miners
On October 26, 2010, the last of 33 trapped Chilean miners was lifted to the surface. The rescue ended an unprecedented 69 days of underground survival following a tunnel collapse in a 100-year-old mine. The story of the trapped miners and the international effort to save them captivated the world. Space products, services, and knowledge played an important role in the successful rescue efforts.
2010 – Metrics: Tracking a Maturing Industry
As the space industry has matured, space products and services have become an integral part of daily life, often without people realizing their role and impact. In the early years of the Space Age, space activities were, by virtue of their novelty and uniqueness, highly visible to policymakers and s… Thank you for visiting The…
2010 – International Space Station (ISS) – Snapshot
The ISS is a joint project of the United States, Russia, Japan, Canada, and 11 of ESA’s member states to build and operate a research facility in LEO that can host crews of up to six people. Assembly of the ISS in space began in 1998.
2010 – Workforce and Education Metrics – Snapshot
Measures of space-related human capital are useful to policymakers, industry leaders, and independent analysts because they enable exploration of those aspects of space activity with the most direct impact on people’s everyday lives: jobs, wages, and education.
2010 – Japan’s Launch Efforts – Snapshot
Japan conducted ## successful launches of its H-IIA rocket, compared with ## launches in 2009. The Japanese space program was also able to end a launch window restriction at its Tanegashima launch facility, which had limited launches for much of the year.