--What made you decide to join the Kanagawa University Space and Rocket Club?
SUZUKI: It all started when I entered a satellite and spacecraft modelling contest in high school. As I learnt more about satellites and space through model-making, I began to think that I wanted to learn about aerospace from now on.
I had always been interested in the aerospace field, especially rockets and aircraft engines, and I was looking for a laboratory where I could specialise. I had been determined to join the club since I was in high school.
Wada: I was first introduced to the Space Rocket Club by a friend. Until then, I had felt that ‘space’ was a distant and difficult existence, but when I saw them working on research and development with a dream of a wide space, I felt that I could be a part of it.
That's when I became interested in the genre of ‘space business’. As a third-year humanities student when I joined the club, I felt that I could not keep up with the space industry, where the hardware aspect is prominent, and in a way I felt that this was a challenge in the space business.
So I thought that I could boost the industry by developing a business on the ground using the keyword ‘space’ and communicating how interesting it is.
