Canon continues to move into space

There was an interview a few weeks ago which the Internet Community took and ran with it in regards to Canon Innovation.

This is more likely what Canon was talking about.

According to Nikkei Asian Review, Canon is is partnering up to build Japan's first private sector space rocket launch site by 2021. This would signal a major step forward in the private sector space programmes in Japan.

TOKYO — Canon Electronics, IHI Aerospace and two other partners are looking to build the first private-sector rocket launch site in Japan by 2021, a major step forward for nongovernment players in the space sector here.

The location, specializing in small rockets, will be operated by a joint venture founded last summer by the Canon> and IHI units with general contractor Shimizu and the Development Bank of Japan. They are looking to begin construction in the Wakayama Prefecture town of Kushimoto, at the southernmost point of the main Japanese island of Honshu. A final decision will come after a geological survey.

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