In recent years, advances in rocket technology and initiatives such as the Artemis program have transformed space from a distant dream into a tangible domain of human activity.
Humanity is now transitioning from an era of “going to space” to one of “living in space and on extraterrestrial bodies.”
At the Space Coexistence Research Center, we explore how energy and materials obtained beyond Earth can be utilized—not only from scientific and technological perspectives, but also through economic, religious, and social lenses.
Our aim is to investigate the possibility of a sustainable, coexistence-oriented society in space.
Conventional approaches to space development—based on the extraction, processing, and storage of limited extraterrestrial resources—have inherent limitations.
To sustain human presence beyond Earth, it is essential to move beyond a purely human-centered perspective and consider how resources are shared, developed, and integrated into systems of coexistence.
At the Space Coexistence Research Center, we approach these challenges through an interdisciplinary framework that brings together science, technology, economics, and social thought.
Guided by the philosophy of Doshisha’s founder, Joseph Hardy Neesima—“Universities are places for cultivating knowledge and for the study of universal principles”—we seek to explore the role of knowledge in shaping a future space society.
We examine how technologies and resources generated in space can be shared and integrated within society. By focusing on the constraints of space environments, we explore the relationships between humans, artificial systems, and communities, and seek principles for building sustainable forms of coexistence beyond Earth.
We investigate the conditions that enable sustainable human life within closed and regenerative systems. From the perspective of material and energy flows, this research aims to define the fundamental requirements for living environments in space.
We explore how energy and materials generated in space can be continuously circulated within a space-based society. Through a combination of experimental approaches and simulations, we seek to establish design principles for efficient and resilient circulation systems.
We develop technologies to extract useful elements from extraterrestrial resources, such as regolith, and to transform them into functional materials. This research aims to enable in-situ resource utilization for sustainable space activities.
We study methods for harvesting thermal energy available on the Moon and Mars, and for storing it efficiently. This work contributes to the development of stable and sustainable energy infrastructures for extraterrestrial environments.。
We examine how technologies and resources generated in space can be shared and integrated within society. By focusing on the constraints of space environments, we explore the relationships between humans, artificial systems, and communities, and seek principles for building sustainable forms of coexistence beyond Earth.
We investigate the conditions that enable sustainable human life within closed and regenerative systems. From the perspective of material and energy flows, this research aims to define the fundamental requirements for living environments in space.
We explore how energy and materials generated in space can be continuously circulated within a space-based society. Through a combination of experimental approaches and simulations, we seek to establish design principles for efficient and resilient circulation systems.
We develop technologies to extract useful elements from extraterrestrial resources, such as regolith, and to transform them into functional materials. This research aims to enable in-situ resource utilization for sustainable space activities.
We study methods for harvesting thermal energy available on the Moon and Mars, and for storing it efficiently. This work contributes to the development of stable and sustainable energy infrastructures for extraterrestrial environments.。
【Research related to the Center for the Study of Space Coexistence has been featured in NASA Annual Highlights 2025】
【Self-Contained Thermal Energy Storage Materials Enabled by Liquid Phase Separation】
【The 69th Joint Conference on Space Science and Technology】
【A Novel Technique for Measuring the Heat of Fusion of High-Temperature Materials】
【Demonstration of Electrochemical Extraction of Metals from a Lunar Regolith Simulant】
【Received the Young Author’s Award at the 248th ECS Meeting】
