JAXA is working to promote the private sector’s utilization of “Kibo” and as the first step, Space BD Inc. and Mitsui & Co., Ltd. were selected from the private sector to provide small satellite deployment services from Kibo (2018). Through this, 70% of the available deployment capabilities were transferred to these companies. As the second step, Space BD was selected from among private companies to provide services using IVA-replaceable Small Exposed Experiment Platform (i-SEEP), one of the external experimental equipment of “Kibo” (2019). JAXA will continue to encourage private companies to come up with unique ideas that use Kibo to provide wide-reaching services both in and outside of Japan, thereby further increasing private sector’s utilization of “Kibo” and expanding the demand for its usage.