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Japan and the U.S. Can Unlock the Space Economy

By BENS Member Stan Crow, founder of Stan Crow Enterprises and former chief executive of Northrop Grumman Japan, along with Sosuke Nagayama, COO of Deloitte Tohmatsu Space & Security LLC.

Published via Nikkei Asia. All rights reserved.


Allies should remove market barriers and foster seamless access between their space sectors

The new administrations of the U.S. and Japan have an unprecedented opportunity. Thanks to the countries’ strong relationship and favorable market circumstances, now is the time to strengthen geopolitical positioning and unlock substantial economic value creation in the space domain.

BENS has been generously granted permission to share this article.
Photo: Reuters.

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