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Pekkanen on how a Japanese entrepreneur is launching a satellite for Arctic data | Forbes

July 31, 2017

Yuya Nakamura, Founder and CEO of Axelspace, next to the company's Grus satellite in his office in Tokyo. Photo Credit: Saadia M. Pekkanen

Japan and outer space expert Professor Saadia Pekkanen interviews Japanese entrepreneur Yuya Nakamura, Founder and CEO of Axelspace, a company that recently launched a small satellite, which will collect and relay data on sea ice in the Arctic polar area.

This interview is part of a profile series focused on space entrepreneurs and others connected to Asia.

click here to read the full interview