[4/4] US-Japan Space Collaboration Symposium - Lightning Talks and Concluding Session

Exploring Together: US-Japan Space Collaboration Symposium celebrates the long-standing and successful partnership between the United States and Japan in space science and exploration. Co-hosted by the Keck Institute for Space Studies at Caltech and Consulate General of Japan in Los Angeles, and in partnership with JAPAN HOUSE Los Angeles and NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), this event will highlight existing US-Japan space activities and seek to foster new collaborations within the US and Japanese space community.


Lightning Round Pitches
The Cosmic Infrared Background Experiment CIBER/CIBER-2: A Successful US - Japan Rocket-borne Astrophysics Experiment - Chi Nguyen, Caltech
The Akatsuki Participating Scientist Program - Armin Kleinböhl, JPL
Hosting a pair of US Space Force SDA sensors onboard Japan’s QZSS-6 & 7 spacecraft - Tom Essenpreis, Space Systems Command, USSF
Apophis Pathfinder: Opportunities for Collaboration on an ASU/Milo Precursor Flyby Mission - Jim Bell, ASU
Future Japan-US Science-Driven Mission Possibilities via International Space Tugs - Steven Matousek, JPL
US-Japan Collaboration - SKY Perfect JSAT - Issei Suzuk, JSAT
US-Japan Collaboration - OrbitFab - Manny Shar, OrbitFab
Mitsui’s Post-ISS Activities - Ryan Bates, Mitsui
Mandala Space Ventures: Pasadena-based Venture Studio and the - Japanese Space Ecosystem - Leon Alkalai, Mandala Space Ventures
How companies can engage further with Caltech - Taylor Lenton, Caltech Technology Transfer and Partnerships Office

Concluding Session
Emily Desai, Senior Deputy Director for Global and Strategic Program Planning and External Affairs, California Governor's Office of Business and Economic Development (GO-Biz)
Closing Remarks