Humanity's New Step! Lunar Spaceport Construction Project Launched

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ASTRO GATE Inc. (Headquarters: Akiruno City, Tokyo; Representative Director and President: Daisuke Ode; hereinafter "the Company") is pleased to announce the official launch of "AG-LUNAPORT," a large-scale project to construct an international spaceport on the Moon, on April 1, 2026.

The Company is exploring spaceport initiatives with over 10 countries and regions on Earth, including a spaceport in Fukushima Prefecture, Japan. This project is expected to serve not only as a vital transportation hub connecting Earth and the Moon but also as a base for various fields such as space tourism, research activities, and resource development in the future. It is attracting global attention as humanity's sphere of activity expands beyond Earth.

Project Overview - Phase 1 operation start: 2032 - Planned construction site: Near the lunar South Pole - Planned facilities: - Phase 1: Spaceship landing and takeoff pads, power supply facilities, communication infrastructure, etc. - Phase 2: Human habitation facilities, water production facilities, edible plant farms, etc.

Comment from Representative Director and President Daisuke Ode The launch of this project has the potential to significantly change the nature of lunar activities. While previous lunar explorations focused on short-term stays and sample collection, the construction of AG-LUNAPORT will make "life on the Moon" a reality, allowing researchers to stay long-term, tourists to visit, and even resource development to take place. Our company aims to make the Moon not a special place, but "another destination" accessible to everyone. Furthermore, this project involves the participation of space agencies and private companies from various countries, strongly embodying international cooperation. We are proud that this is one of the achievements of our continuous message: "Space is not for one nation alone, but a shared heritage of all humanity. Cross-border cooperation is indispensable." Among the participating companies are those with cutting-edge technologies in various fields such as space transportation, construction robots, and energy systems, and we are grateful for the high expectations from the industry. This is a massive project progressing approximately 380,000 kilometers from Earth. It will be an unprecedented challenge both technically and operationally, but we believe that "with every difficulty overcome, the future draws one step closer."

The historic challenge of transforming the Moon from "a place to look up at" to "a place to visit" and then to "a place to live" is finally underway.

[About ASTRO GATE Inc.] A specialist group that handles everything from strategic planning to execution, with spaceport planning and operation, and consulting for new space businesses as its core. The company promotes numerous projects with local governments, major corporations, and startups to transform the space business from an "aspiration" into a "profitable industry." Official HP: https://astrogate.jp/ Keywords: April Dream, Space, Spaceport, Moon, Lunar Development