Conditions for Moon/Mars Migration──How to Prepare for Environmental Risks like Solar Flares and Radiation 【Sphear #8】Held on June 5
Cougar Inc. will hold the 8th event of "Sphear," a community aiming to contribute to human space migration with AI, on June 5, 2026, in Tokyo. The event will focus on how to prepare for environmental risks such as solar flares and radiation, featuring discussions on NASA's initiatives and lectures by space environment experts.
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Cougar Inc. (Headquarters: Shibuya, Tokyo; Representative Director: Atsushi Ishii) will hold the 7th real event of "Sphear," a community aiming to contribute to human space migration with the power of AI, titled "Conditions for Moon/Mars Migration──How to Prepare for Environmental Risks like Solar Flares and Radiation 【Sphear #8】" from 19:00 on Friday, June 5, 2026, in Shibuya, Tokyo.
This event will specifically explore how humanity can prepare for environmental risks in space, focusing on lunar and Martian development led by NASA.
Humanity is finally entering the phase of "living" in space. This step is built upon strict conditions.
Cougar CEO Atsushi Ishii will present an overview of the environmental risks and technical requirements for realizing space migration. Furthermore, Associate Professor Daisaku Nogami of Kyoto University will unravel the structure and impact of the space environment, including solar flares, clarifying the essential constraints for habitation and operation.
What are the prerequisites for an era of living in space?
■ Sphear#8 Event Outline
Date ｜ Friday, June 5, 2026, 19:00-22:00 (Doors open 18:45)
Venue ｜ Theater Guild Daikanyama (11-6 Sarugakucho, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo)
Participation Fee｜1,000 yen (pre-payment)
Capacity｜30 people (first-come, first-served, reservation required)
*Venue only (no online streaming)
Application page
https://sphear-008.peatix.com/
■ Timetable
18:45 Doors open (Reception starts)
19:00-19:10 Opening
19:10–19:30 Conditions for Space Migration──Overview of Space Environmental Risks
Atsushi Ishii (Cougar CEO)
19:30–20:30 Structure and Impact of Solar Flares──Prerequisites for Space Habitation and Operation
Daisaku Nogami (Associate Professor, Graduate School of Science, Kyoto University)
20:30–21:00 Panel Discussion
Atsushi Ishii, Daisaku Nogami, Marika Amano (Moderator)
21:00–22:00 Networking session (with light meals and drinks)
■ Speakers
Daisaku Nogami | Daisaku Nogami
Associate Professor, Graduate School of Science, Kyoto University
After graduating from the Faculty of Science, Kyoto University, he obtained his Ph.D. (Science) from the same graduate school. After serving as a Japan Society for the Promotion of Science Postdoctoral Fellow and a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Göttingen in Germany, he joined Kyoto University in 2000, and after serving as an assistant and assistant professor, he assumed his current position in 2014. His specialty is stellar physics. He is engaged in observational research of sudden phenomena in space such as cataclysmic variables, X-ray binaries, gamma-ray bursts, and stellar flares. He is also involved in international observation networks and large telescope projects, contributing to the elucidation of stellar activity and the understanding of cosmic phenomena.
Atsushi Ishii | Atsushi Ishii
CEO, Cougar Inc.
After working at IBM Japan, he was responsible for developing large-scale search engines for Rakuten and Lycos. Subsequently, he oversaw online game development across Japan, the US, and Korea, provided technical support to top teams in the Amazon Robotics Challenge, supplied AI learning simulators to Honda, and supervised NEDO cloud robotics development. Currently, he is developing the humanoid AI platform "LUDENS." He was a lecturer at Stanford University's 2018 AI Special Lecture. Former Visiting Researcher at the University of Electro-Communications. Representative of the Enterprise Ethereum Alliance Japan Chapter.
■ Moderator
Marika Amano | Marika Amano
News Reporter
As a news reporter, she engaged in on-site coverage of natural disasters, incidents, and political fields, and subsequently worked as a director and news desk for news program production. Currently, based on her past experience, she is exploring ways of communication that connect space and society.
■ Past Sphear Event Scenes
■ Sphear Event Reports Now Available!
Each article, detailing the content discussed in the lectures and panel discussions, is highly engaging. Please take a look.
https://note.com/sphear
■ Why "Space x AI" Now?
Construction of lunar bases, commercialization of space travel, long-term exploration missions to Mars. What was once science fiction is now becoming a reality. In this "next frontier for humanity," AI is the field where it can demonstrate its true value most effectively.
Extreme environments, remote control from Earth, limited resources, unexpected troubles. To overcome these, it is essential to not only supplement and expand human judgment but also to comprehensively utilize AI, robotics, and human-computer interaction, including autonomous control of rockets and robots, navigation of probes, environmental recognition, and optimization of communication.
■ What is Sphear?──A Place to Accelerate Moon/Mars Migration
Sphear is a community that aims to accelerate Moon/Mars migration together, centered on "Space x AI."
Keywords:
This event will specifically explore how humanity can prepare for environmental risks in space, focusing on lunar and Martian development led by NASA.
Humanity is finally entering the phase of "living" in space. This step is built upon strict conditions.
Cougar CEO Atsushi Ishii will present an overview of the environmental risks and technical requirements for realizing space migration. Furthermore, Associate Professor Daisaku Nogami of Kyoto University will unravel the structure and impact of the space environment, including solar flares, clarifying the essential constraints for habitation and operation.
What are the prerequisites for an era of living in space?
■ Sphear#8 Event Outline
Date ｜ Friday, June 5, 2026, 19:00-22:00 (Doors open 18:45)
Venue ｜ Theater Guild Daikanyama (11-6 Sarugakucho, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo)
Participation Fee｜1,000 yen (pre-payment)
Capacity｜30 people (first-come, first-served, reservation required)
*Venue only (no online streaming)
Application page
https://sphear-008.peatix.com/
■ Timetable
18:45 Doors open (Reception starts)
19:00-19:10 Opening
19:10–19:30 Conditions for Space Migration──Overview of Space Environmental Risks
Atsushi Ishii (Cougar CEO)
19:30–20:30 Structure and Impact of Solar Flares──Prerequisites for Space Habitation and Operation
Daisaku Nogami (Associate Professor, Graduate School of Science, Kyoto University)
20:30–21:00 Panel Discussion
Atsushi Ishii, Daisaku Nogami, Marika Amano (Moderator)
21:00–22:00 Networking session (with light meals and drinks)
■ Speakers
Daisaku Nogami | Daisaku Nogami
Associate Professor, Graduate School of Science, Kyoto University
After graduating from the Faculty of Science, Kyoto University, he obtained his Ph.D. (Science) from the same graduate school. After serving as a Japan Society for the Promotion of Science Postdoctoral Fellow and a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Göttingen in Germany, he joined Kyoto University in 2000, and after serving as an assistant and assistant professor, he assumed his current position in 2014. His specialty is stellar physics. He is engaged in observational research of sudden phenomena in space such as cataclysmic variables, X-ray binaries, gamma-ray bursts, and stellar flares. He is also involved in international observation networks and large telescope projects, contributing to the elucidation of stellar activity and the understanding of cosmic phenomena.
Atsushi Ishii | Atsushi Ishii
CEO, Cougar Inc.
After working at IBM Japan, he was responsible for developing large-scale search engines for Rakuten and Lycos. Subsequently, he oversaw online game development across Japan, the US, and Korea, provided technical support to top teams in the Amazon Robotics Challenge, supplied AI learning simulators to Honda, and supervised NEDO cloud robotics development. Currently, he is developing the humanoid AI platform "LUDENS." He was a lecturer at Stanford University's 2018 AI Special Lecture. Former Visiting Researcher at the University of Electro-Communications. Representative of the Enterprise Ethereum Alliance Japan Chapter.
■ Moderator
Marika Amano | Marika Amano
News Reporter
As a news reporter, she engaged in on-site coverage of natural disasters, incidents, and political fields, and subsequently worked as a director and news desk for news program production. Currently, based on her past experience, she is exploring ways of communication that connect space and society.
■ Past Sphear Event Scenes
■ Sphear Event Reports Now Available!
Each article, detailing the content discussed in the lectures and panel discussions, is highly engaging. Please take a look.
https://note.com/sphear
■ Why "Space x AI" Now?
Construction of lunar bases, commercialization of space travel, long-term exploration missions to Mars. What was once science fiction is now becoming a reality. In this "next frontier for humanity," AI is the field where it can demonstrate its true value most effectively.
Extreme environments, remote control from Earth, limited resources, unexpected troubles. To overcome these, it is essential to not only supplement and expand human judgment but also to comprehensively utilize AI, robotics, and human-computer interaction, including autonomous control of rockets and robots, navigation of probes, environmental recognition, and optimization of communication.
■ What is Sphear?──A Place to Accelerate Moon/Mars Migration
Sphear is a community that aims to accelerate Moon/Mars migration together, centered on "Space x AI."
Keywords: