“Space development” describes a wide range of developments and their objectives. In this series, we will contemplate the present and future of space development with Astronaut Serika Ito, who has been appointed Chief Dream Officer of Warpspace. In this 23rd issue, we welcomed Professor Shirasaka Seiko from Keio University’s Graduate…

The Beginning of Free-Space Optical Communication (FSO) Development FSO has been a subject of research and development primarily in the United States, Europe, and Japan since the 1960s. In 1965, the United States initiated the development of optical communication systems for deep-space communication purposes, marking the world’s first foray into FSO technology. By 1975, they had completed an…

The conference event “APSCC 2023 (Asis Pacific Satellite Communication Council 2023)” was held in Malaysia on October 10–12, 2023. As the name of the conference suggests, APSCC focused on satellite communications in the Asia-Pacific and provided an opportunity for private companies and government agencies from various countries to actively conduct…

The International Astronautical Congress (IAC), one of the world’s largest conference events organized by the International Astronautical Federation (IAF), was held again this year from October 2–6. The IAC has a long history, and this year was the 74th since its inception in 1950. More than 6,000 participants from all…

This year, Euroconsult, a consulting firm for the satellite industry, hosted the World Satellite Business Week (WSBW) at The Westin Paris — Vendôme near the Louvre Museum. …

WarpSpace’s event series “Warp Station Elements” was held on September 28, 2023, under the theme “Cross-Cutting Collaboration for Understanding and Protecting the Health of the Planet Earth”. The venue was the Ito Hall, Hongo Campus, the University of Tokyo. This year’s “Warp Station Elements” focused mainly on the concept of…

“RF Communication”: What is it? In general, the transmission of data plays a vital role in space development. RF communication has long played a key role in these types of communications. In space missions, especially those in Low Earth Orbit (LEO), like Earth observation satellites, the need for transmitting data, experimental data, control commands, and…

“Free-Space Optical Communication”: What is it? Communication technology in space plays a vital role in modern space development and terrestrial communication networks. Historically, the primary means of communication between spacecraft or between spacecraft and the ground has been through radio frequency (RF). …

The Small Satellite Conference (Small Sat), the world’s largest conference on small satellites, was held at Utah State University from August 5 to 10, 2023. The Small Sat has been held since 1987 and is the world’s largest event for exchanging and exhibiting researchers and business people from universities. This…