Entrepreneur trying to develop small space rocket

Entrepreneur trying to develop small space rocket

AKABIRA, Japan - A Camui hybrid rocket engine combustion experiment is carried out at Uematsu Electric Co. in the city of Akabira, Hokkaido, in late July.

Site of "Drive My Car" after Oscars

Site of "Drive My Car" after Oscars

People in Akabira on the northernmost Japanese main island of Hokkaido, where Japanese director Ryusuke Hamaguchi's film "Drive My Car" was shot for its climax snow scene, celebrate on March 28, 2022 the film's best international feature Oscar awarded at the 94th U.S. Academy Awards.

Site of "Drive My Car" after Oscars

Site of "Drive My Car" after Oscars

People in Akabira on the northernmost Japanese main island of Hokkaido, where Japanese director Ryusuke Hamaguchi's film "Drive My Car" was shot for its climax snow scene, celebrate on March 28, 2022 the film's best international feature Oscar awarded at the 94th U.S. Academy Awards.

Commercial rover for lunar exploration

Commercial rover for lunar exploration

A public experiment is conducted on what would be the world's first commercial rover for lunar exploration in Akabira on the northernmost Japanese main island of Hokkaido on June 30, 2021. Aboard U.S. space robot company Astrobotic Technology's lunar lander Peregrine, YAOKI, developed by Tokyo-based space venture Dymnon Co., will take part in NASA's lunar transportation mission possibly in early 2022.

Commercial rover for lunar exploration

Commercial rover for lunar exploration

Photo taken in Akabira on the northernmost Japanese main island of Hokkaido on June 30, 2021, shows what would be the world's first commercial rover for lunar exploration. Aboard U.S. space robot company Astrobotic Technology's lunar lander Peregrine, YAOKI, developed by Tokyo-based space venture Dymon Co., will take part in NASA's lunar transportation mission possibly in early 2022.

Commercial rover for lunar exploration

Commercial rover for lunar exploration

Photo taken in Akabira on the northernmost Japanese main island of Hokkaido on June 30, 2021, shows what would be the world's first commercial rover for lunar exploration. Aboard U.S. space robot company Astrobotic Technology's lunar lander Peregrine, YAOKI, developed by Tokyo-based space venture Dymon Co., will take part in NASA's lunar transportation mission possibly in early 2022.