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“Space Letterpress Printing Project” (Toshihiro Katayama, Takeshi Kimoto, Yuji Tokuda, Mayuki Nishijima)

~The Future of Space and Earth~

This project began with the Oita Prefecture “Space Business Talent Training Seminar,” and now the project is sending a piece of letterpress printing, one of the three great inventions of the world, into space.   The relationship of space and Earth was carved as a symbol into this item, with the keyword “harmonious cycle.” After the return to Earth the project intends to create a work of art using this piece of printing and make our shared vision a reality.

Aluminum plate printed with the Kyushu Institute of Technology logo and the wishes of the students

I would like to express our gratitude for everyone’s support and cooperation that enabled us to have this opportunity. The Iwata Laboratory (Extreme Environment Materials Laboratory) is conducting research activities to energize the space industry through research, development, and demonstrations focusing on the environmental degradation of materials used in space. In my view, many people still do not know that materials degrade in the harsh environment of space. I hope that seeing the plate returned from space will make the students of the Kyushu Institute of Technology and other people in the community feel more of an affinity to space development, and that they will become interested in space development and material degradation in the space environment. We will continue to push forward in our research activities so that we can keep on developing initiatives to energize the space industry through the development and demonstration of new technologies.

Ramen ingredients for -Human beings everybody noodles- (noodles, soup, green onions, bamboo shoots, roasted pork, and ramen bowls) and logo plates

Ever since I was 10 years old my dream was to open a ramen shop, and at 24 I opened -Human beings everybody noodles-. 10 years have passed since then, and through this project I hope to convey to everyone around the world the excitement of actually sending -Human beings everybody noodles- ramen into space.

The mission of UNCHI is to “change the world with the power of ramen.” Through this project, we will take the lead in bringing more energy to Osaka and the world! Thank you for your support.

Aluminum plate printed with the Thermo Fisher logo

Thermo Fisher’s mission is to “To enable our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner and safer,” and we contribute to the further development of science and technology. Thank you for this valuable opportunity.

Aluminum plate printed with the EXPLOR Biologics Pty Ltd logo

EXPLOR Biologics is a space biology and medicine company that focuses on advancing human healthcare through space technologies. We are excited to work closely with Space BD in advancing this exciting field of space discovery.

Comparative study of conventional and new carbon fiber composite materials with laser-processed product names

SEIREN’s policy is “Exploring Unknown Possibilities!” We are pleased to be participating in the space exposure test of a new carbon fiber composite material, and we will strive to deliver higher value-added products to our customers by leveraging the knowledge gained from the experience. We would also like to thank Space BD and all the stakeholders involved for providing us with this wonderful testing opportunity.

Examination of bio‑organic synthesis and microbial viability in the space environment to elucidate the origin, movement, and survival of life in space

For this sixth round of the Tampopo research team, in addition to the space exposure experiments on microorganisms, moss plants, and organic matter that have been performed so far, we will newly perform space exposure experiments on yeast and extracellular substances produced by microorganisms. As a result, we hope to accumulate new knowledge on the origin of life and space survival.

Aluminum plate printed with HelioX Cosmos logo

We are grateful to our faithful partner Space BD for its continuous support.

Along with thoroughly carrying out our mission to “Democratizing Space Utilization” and introducing space business to the public for exploring new collaborations, we have decided to proactively become the first Taiwanese company to launch logo to space embodied with pioneer spirits from our CEO and core members.

The logo symbolizes an exciting space era and will be presented as we promoting business in the future.

Company’s commercial products: aluminum alloys, steel plates, sanitary ware, ECOCARAT (porous ceramics), exterior wall tiles (porcelain tiles)

We joined this project as a D&I promotion initiative. We are leveraging the wisdom and skills of our diverse employees to select launch materials, conduct preliminary evaluations using our own test facilities, and process materials and cases. As a result, we are able to foster exchange between our employees, and develop and discover new human talent. The common theme of “space” has become an opportunity to increase LIXIL’s overall strength.

As we did previously, we have been given this opportunity to take on a new challenge. Adachi Textile is grateful to everyone involved in this initiative.

On this occasion we developed and are employing a new packaging technology for ramen and artworks.

We are still in the middle of the journey, but we hope that you will support us in the success of this project and the return to Earth!

We are very pleased to be participating once again in the ExBAS3 project.

We sincerely hope that this round of payload items will also be safely transported to space and successfully returned to Earth. As a company that specializes in aerospace, we offer quality and reliability, and are proud of our collaboration. We wish for the continued success of the project.

We are honored to be involved in this project, and leveraging our specialty grinding capabilities. Both myself and our employees are delighted that our technology is going to space and being of help in the experiments.

We look forward to seeing the results of the experiments upon the return to Earth.

Metal Technology is a company that contributes to society through metals under the slogan “the metal solution.” We are honored to be able to help connect to the future. We wish for the success of this project.

Every time we are engaged in the manufacture of aluminum plates, we feel the potential of our own processing technology.

Once again, we overcame various difficulties and were able to give shape to ideas.

I wonder what kind of texture the vivid color of the anodized aluminum will have after its stay in the harshness of space? We look forward to its safe return.

This was our first attempt to coat a traditional Japanese textile called Nishijin brocade.

In the coating process, we made every effort to maintain the shape of the fabric so that it would not fray.

We considered the characteristics of the ink while coating the design plate.

Thank you again for this valuable opportunity.

We hope that the sample items to be launched will travel through space and return to Earth, and that they will be a source of hope for the next stage of the project.

We are honored to continue to participate in such a dream project. On this occasion, we are thrilled that our coatings have been applied to materials that have no previous experience on Earth.

We hope that our materials will perform as expected and that this project will continue to grow.

We are deeply honored to be able to help send products into space again in this round.