Toyota, Japan and Interstellar Technologies

Toyota invests $44.4M in private Japanese spaceflight company
The Toyota Motor Corporation will invest $44.4 million in Japan-based Interstellar Technologies to help the private spaceflight firm develop rockets to launch satellites into Earth's orbit.
Toyota backs Japanese space startup Interstellar to mass-produce rockets
A Toyota research unit will invest in Japanese startup Interstellar Technologies (IST) to support mass production of its rockets, the world's biggest carmaker group said on Tuesday, expanding its foray into the space sector.
Toyota is ‘exploring rockets’ and has made its first investment into Interstellar Technologies
Japanese automaker Toyota is "exploring rockets," chairman Akio Toyoda announced onstage at CES 2025 on Monday, while hinting at the idea of moving people
Toyota announces move into rocket launches at CES 2025 with $45M investment in Japanese startup
On Monday during CES 2025, the major tech trade show in Las Vegas with all the latest gadgets, Chairman Akio Toyoda revealed the carmaker is investing $44.4 million, or 7 billion yen, into
Space race: Toyota invests $44 million in rocket startup amid Japan govt push for private sector
Toyota Motor is investing ¥7 billion ($44 million) in startup Interstellar Tech to mass produce lightweight rockets, aiming to compete in the commercial space industry.
Toyota invests in Japanese rocket startup as SpaceX races ahead
The investment is the latest sign of progress in the Japanese government’s push to nurture the country’s private space sector.
Toyota backs Japanese startup Interstellar
A Toyota research unit will invest in Japanese startup Interstellar Technologies (IST) to support mass production of its rockets, the world’s biggest carmaker group says, expanding its foray into the space sector.
Toyota to invest over $44M in rocket company
Toyota’s mobility subsidiary plans to make a $44.3 million investment into a Japanese rocket company, Interstellar Technologies, according to a Tuesday announcement.
Toyota is 'exploring rockets' with nearly $45 million investment in Japanese launch startup, chairman says
Toyota Motor is exploring the development and production of orbital rockets, Chair CEO Akio Toyoda said Monday.
First Wooden Satellite Deployed Into Earth's Orbit, May Transform Space Exploration
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Toyota completes phase 1 of ‘living lab’ Woven City, invests in Japanese space company
Toyota’s futuristic city, designed for up to 2,000 residents, reached its first milestone with sustainable innovations like ...
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5 Space Missions to Watch in January 2025: NASA and Firefly Shoot for the Moon
Not all December space missions were successful. The Japanese startup Space One, for example, saw its Kairos rocket self-destruct shortly after lifting off from Kushimoto in Japan’s Wakayama ...
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Japanese brewery to make space sake, aims for moon next
However, space is not the final frontier for this company ... The sake company will pay the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency to use the Japanese experiment module Kibo on the ISS for the ...
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Toyota Chairman Akio Toyoda Announces Space Exploration Venture At CES, Targeting Satellite Launch Rockets
Toyota Motor is venturing into space exploration with plans to develop and produce orbital rockets, Chairman Akio Toyoda ...