Richard CanonNews / Friday, January 26, 2018 / Categories: News, Canon General News This post may contain affiliate links(s). An affiliate link means I may earn advertising/referral fees if you make a purchase through my link, without any additional cost to you. It helps to keep this site afloat. Thank you in advance for your support. If you like what we do here, maybe buy me a coffee. 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. Photo Credit: Tim Mossholder via Usplash. Richard CanonNewsRichard CanonNews Richard has been using Canon cameras since the 1990s, with his first being the now legendary EOS-3. Since then, Richard has continued to use Canon cameras and now focuses mostly on infrared photography. Richard is the founder and editor of CanonNews since 2017, and has worked as a writer on CanonRumors and other websites in the past. Other posts by Richard CanonNews Contact author Facebook page Print Please login or register to post comments.