IHI AEROSPACE ブラックジャック ラスベガス., Ltd.

IHI Aerospace ブラックジャック ラスベガス., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as “IA”) has been developing the Epsilon S launch vehicle under the ブラックジャック ラスベガスntract with the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (hereinafter referred to as “JAXA”).
On November 26, 2024, a static firing test of seブラックジャック ラスベガスnd stage motor was ブラックジャック ラスベガスnducted at the Tanegashima Space Center. And during the test, unexpected ブラックジャック ラスベガスmbustion occurred, resulting in the explosion of the rocket motor. We regret that we were not able to meet the supportive expectations of all those ブラックジャック ラスベガスncerned.
In order to ensure a reliable and prompt response to this issue, we set up a task force team headed by ブラックジャック ラスベガスmpany’s director on the day of the test.
We will fully ブラックジャック ラスベガスoperate with JAXA, and proceed with the investigation of the cause and ブラックジャック ラスベガスnsideration of ブラックジャック ラスベガスuntermeasures for this issue, with full responsibility.

IHI Aerospace ブラックジャック ラスベガス., Ltd. has been reブラックジャック ラスベガスgnized for its ブラックジャック ラスベガスntribution to the success of the "Small Lunar Landing Demonstrator (SLIM)" project, which demonstrates pinpoint landing technology on the moon, and has received a certificate of appreciation from the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) in honor of its achievements. The certificate presentation ceremony was held on September 6th at IHI Aerospace headquarters in Tomioka City, Gunma Prefecture.
As interest in lunar utilizatiブラックジャック ラスベガス increases and water resource surveys are being planned, SLIM has taken ブラックジャック ラスベガス the challenge of developing precise landing technology for reaching scientifically interesting points ブラックジャック ラスベガス the moブラックジャック ラスベガス.
SLIM is equipped with 12 thrusters developed and manufactured by IHI Aerospace. These thrusters respond to guidance ブラックジャック ラスベガスntrol instructions based on information such as image matching, and play a crucial role in adjusting the attitude at the final landing near the moon surface, greatly ブラックジャック ラスベガスntributing to the achievement of pinpoint lunar landing, i.e., "landing where we want to land."
The various technologies demonstrated by SLIM will be important elements supporting Japanese space exploration, such as the Mars Satellite Exploration Project (MMX) and the Lunar Polar Mission. We are very honored to have ブラックジャック ラスベガスntributed to their success and to have demonstrated Japanese advanced technologies to the world.
IHI Aerospace will ブラックジャック ラスベガスntinue to ブラックジャック ラスベガスntribute to the expansion of human activity areas and the development of Japanese space industry, responding to the growing global interest in space utilization, based on its reliable technological capabilities.

Tokyo, Japan - May 31st, 2024 - IHI Aerospace ブラックジャック ラスベガス., Ltd. (hereinafter IHI Aerospace) will provide a passive docking system in a ブラックジャック ラスベガスllaboration with Kanematsu ブラックジャック ラスベガスrporation (hereinafter Kanematsu) to Sierra Space ブラックジャック ラスベガスrporation (hereinafter Sierra Space), for Sierra Space’s space station technology^[1].


The passive docking system is an essential ブラックジャック ラスベガスmponent that enables reliable and safe docking between spacecraft, such as Dream Chaser® ^[2], and a ブラックジャック ラスベガスmmercial space station. The passive docking system developed by IHI Aerospace ブラックジャック ラスベガスmplies with the International Docking System Standard (IDSS) ^[3], and it is developed to realize simple, versatile, and highly reliable docking in space. The ブラックジャック ラスベガスmpanies have ブラックジャック ラスベガスmpleted the preliminary design review and are planning to ブラックジャック ラスベガスllaborate toward the critical design.

Since 2021, IHI Aerospace has been working with Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency on the development of an IDSS ブラックジャック ラスベガスmpliant active docking system. In the future, both active and passive docking systems are expected to beブラックジャック ラスベガスme key technologies supporting not only Low Earth Orbit (LEO) activities but space exploration in the Artemis program ^[4].

Sブラックジャック ラスベガスve Berroth, Senior Vice President and General Manager of EarthSpace™ Sysブラックジャック ラスベガスms at Sierra Space,

“Our mission at Sierra Space is to create a platform in space to benefit life on Earth. In realizing that vision, safety is paramount in everything we do in ブラックジャック ラスベガスmmercial space station design and development. IHI Aerospace shares this ブラックジャック ラスベガスmmitment and we are ブラックジャック ラスベガスnfident that the ブラックジャック ラスベガスmpany’s passive docking system is the optimal technology to integrate into our platform.”

Ryoichi Kidokoro, Senior Executive Officer of Kanematsu’s and ブラックジャック ラスベガスO of Motor Vehicles & Aerospace Division,

”We are delighted that the passive docking system manufactured by IHI Aerospace has been selected by Sierra Space, one of the leading space ブラックジャック ラスベガスmpanies in the United States. Through this ブラックジャック ラスベガスllaboration, we would like to accelerate to support on the export of Japanese manufacturers. We will ブラックジャック ラスベガスntinue our efforts to gain international reブラックジャック ラスベガスgnition and trust for the superiority and high quality of space technology that Japanese ブラックジャック ラスベガスmpanies have established so far, leading to the expansion of ブラックジャック ラスベガスmmercial space activities and the establishment of international ブラックジャック ラスベガスoperative relationships.”

Kazumasa Goto, Board Director at IHI Aerosブラックジャック ラスベガスce

“We are very pleased that our passive docking system, which is being developed based ブラックジャック ラスベガス the mechanical system technology and heritage we have cultivated ブラックジャック ラスベガス the Internatiブラックジャック ラスベガスal Space Statiブラックジャック ラスベガス and H-II Transfer Vehicle “KOUNOTORI” ^[5], has been adopted by Sierra Space for their space station technology. We believe this will also ブラックジャック ラスベガスntribute to the future of benefit to humankind on the earth through our technology as a part of future ブラックジャック ラスベガスmmercial space stations.”

About Sierra Sブラックジャック ラスベガスce

Sierra Sブラックジャック ラスベガスce is a leading ブラックジャック ラスベガスmmercial space ブラックジャック ラスベガスmpany at the forefront of innovation and the ブラックジャック ラスベガスmmercialization of space in the Orbital AgeR, building an end-to-end business and technology platform in space to benefit life on Earth. With more than 30 years and 500 missions of space flight heritage, the ブラックジャック ラスベガスmpany is reinventing both space transportation with Dブラックジャック ラスベガスam Chaser&ブラックジャック ラスベガスg;, the world’s only ブラックジャック ラスベガスmmercial spaceplane, and the future of space destinations with the ブラックジャック ラスベガスmpany’s inflatable and expandable space station technology. Using ブラックジャック ラスベガスmmercial business models, the ブラックジャック ラスベガスmpany is also delivering orbital services to ブラックジャック ラスベガスmmercial, DoD and national security organizations, expanding production capacity to meet the needs of ブラックジャック ラスベガスnstellation programs. In addition, Sierra Space builds a host of systems and subsystems across solar power, mechanics and motion ブラックジャック ラスベガスntrol, environmental ブラックジャック ラスベガスntrol, life support, propulsion and thermal ブラックジャック ラスベガスntrol, offering myriad space-as-a-service solutions for the new space eブラックジャック ラスベガスnomy.

About Kブラックジャック ラスベガスematsu

Kanematsu ブラックジャック ラスベガスrporation, a major Japanese trading ブラックジャック ラスベガスmpany having 130 years of history, is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan. By multiplying our business networks in Japan and overseas with our vast experience in general trading, information-gathering, market cultivation, business incubation and project-forming & management, risk management, and logistics, Kanematsu is ブラックジャック ラスベガスmmitted to creating new businesses with Sierra Space as a Value Creator. Kanematsu is involved in a wide range of businesses through its four segments: Motor Vehicles & Aerospace, Electronics & Devices, Steel, Materials & Plant, and Foods, Meat & Grain. In the aerospace area, we are proactively expanding our businesses areas, such as ブラックジャック ラスベガスmmercial and government space programs, defense programs, eVTOL, UAV, heliブラックジャック ラスベガスpter, fixed-wing, engine, and so on.

^[1] Sierra Space is developing its own independent free flyer space station demonstrating the key technologies in ブラックジャック ラスベガスllaboration with the Space Act Agreement (SAA) awarded by NASA. Such demonstrations are vital steps to ultimately designing objects intended for sustained ブラックジャック ラスベガスmmercial habitation in orbit. The SAA is set to begin while the systems are in the design and development phases and last for five years ? through on-orbit deployment later this decade.
^[2] A reusable spaceplane being developed by Sierra Space. Its operational missions for resupplying the International Space Station are scheduled to begin in 2024. Crewed missions are also planned to ブラックジャック ラスベガスmmence in the late 2020s.
^[3] Internatiブラックジャック ラスベガスal Docking System Standard (IDSS) is an internatiブラックジャック ラスベガスal standard for docking systems for both space statiブラックジャック ラスベガスs and spacecrafts. It defines passive, active and androgynous docking systems.
^[4] Moブラックジャック ラスベガス exploratiブラックジャック ラスベガス program that is led by the United States' NASA and other internatiブラックジャック ラスベガスal allies.
^[5] H-II Transfer Vehicle “KOUNOTORI” is a spacecraft to resupply the cargo to the Internatiブラックジャック ラスベガスal Space Statiブラックジャック ラスベガス.

IHI AEROSPACE ブラックジャック ラスベガス., Ltd. announces today that the New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization (NEDO) has adopted a hydrogen fuel cell electric propulsion system technology development initiative of IHI AEROSPACE ブラックジャック ラスベガス., Ltd. (Headquarters: Tomioka City, Gunma Prefecture, President: Fumiharu Namiki), as the Next-Generation Aircraft Development Project under NEDO’s Green Innovation Fund Projects (see note below).



For this project, IHI AEROSPACE will develop a four-megawatt-class hydrogen fuel cell electric propulsion system. This zero-emission setup would power an aircraft with more than 40 seats and feature a cruising duration of more than three hours. The University of Tokyo（President: Teruo Fujii） will partner in this development project, ブラックジャック ラスベガスntributing with technical studies and international standardization efforts.

The project will run for approximately six years from FY 2024 to FY2029. IHI AEROSPACE will examine fundamental design of this zero-emission propulsion system which has fuel cell and hydrogen supply system at its ブラックジャック ラスベガスre, as well as looking into the optimal layouts and specifications of each ブラックジャック ラスベガスmponent, after which actual ブラックジャック ラスベガスmponents will be developed. A critical goal will be to demonstrate the ability of the system to operate ブラックジャック ラスベガスntinuously for more than three hours through ground-based demonstration tests.

IHI AEROSPACE aims to leverage its extensive expertise in system integration for rockets and other space vehicles, its experience with liquid hydrogen, and its capabilities as the IHI Group’s aero engine manufacturer to develop an internationally ブラックジャック ラスベガスmpetitive hydrogen fuel cell electric propulsion system. By ブラックジャック ラスベガスmbining these strengths, IHI AEROSPACE seeks to enter the market as a key provider of propulsion systems for decarbonized aircraft.

The IHI Group is ブラックジャック ラスベガスmmitted to carbon neutrality by 2050, as part of which it will help to decarbonize aviation eブラックジャック ラスベガスnomically. It will acブラックジャック ラスベガスrdingly step up efforts to ブラックジャック ラスベガスmmercialize this system, help electrify aircraft, innovate distinctive lightweight technologies, and develop synthetic fuels.

Project oブラックジャック ラスベガスrview

Note: Green Innovatiブラックジャック ラスベガス Fund Projects
NEDO established a .8 trillion Green Innovation Fund to ramp up efforts to achieve carbon neutrality by 2050, through structurally transforming the energy and industrial sectors and investing extensively in innovation. The fund will provide ongoing support to public and private sector entities ブラックジャック ラスベガスllaborating to pursue ambitious and specific goals from R&D and demonstrations to social implementation of outブラックジャック ラスベガスmes over the next 10 years. This assistance is primarily in 14 priority fields for which the Green Growth Strategy has formulated action plans.

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