Environmental Policies
As a base for rocket launches and communication with rockets and satellites, the Kagoshima Space Center (KSC) will strive to improve the environment through its overall activities. KSC recognizes the following items as the most important issues for promoting continual environmental improvement from the perspective of constructing a society that can continually develop.
1. We will do our best to reduce the amount of resource/energy use by conducting successful rocket launches through appropriate operation and maintenance of launch-related facilities and equipment.
2. We will comply with all legal requirements related to our business activities to prevent environmental accidents.
3. Specifically, we will curb CFC leakage, strive to properly manage industrial waste and chemical materials, and promote appropriate treatment of PCB-containing equipment within the legal deadline.
Michio Kawakami
Director of the Kagoshima Space Center
Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency
April 25, 2024