JAXA'S STUDENT DISPATCH PROGRAM 'JOIN US AT IAF' AND ITS CONSEQUENCES

摘要

Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA), providing many outreach programs to the public, has been sending Japanese students to the International Astronautical Congress (IAC) every year since 1999. This program is to provide the opportunity to the next generation students to understand and learn more about space activities through IAC, one of the biggest astronautical congress once a year. The students who joined this program have had a chance to meet experts and learn the latest space trend and vision. Every year the program was modified for the better program and nearly 100 students joined this program. In this paper, the consequences of "Join us at IAF" program are described.