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Yasunori
Matogawa, Ph.D., Professor of Space
Communications at the Institute of Space and
Astronautical Science |
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How
did you develop your interest in space communication? |
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Important
events in the history of Japanese space communication. |
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How
should space communication be taught in Japan? |
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4.
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How
will the merger of the biggest space institutions
influence industry and education? |
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How
do you see the future of space communication in Japan? |
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Professor
Matogawa plans to open a school of space communication. |
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7.
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What
place should space communication have in the curriculum? |
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Dr.
Yasunori Matogawa is Professor at the Institute of Space
and Astronautical Science directly reporting to the Ministry
of Education, Science, Culture, Sports and Technology.
He is also in charge of supervising Kagoshima Space Center
in Kyushu as Director General. Widely considered to be
the man of space education in Japan, Dr. Matogawa is the
President for the Japan Society for Aeronautical and Space
Sciences. Internationally, he is well-known as the Chairman
of the International Astronautical Federation. The interview
was conducted at Sophia University, Japan with the assistance
of Dr. Tsutomu Kanayama (kanaya-t@hoffman.cc.sophia.ac.jp).
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