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Award Citation

Assistant Professor Itouyama has been advancing research and development on space propulsion technologies utilizing detonation combustion, which propagates through supersonic shock waves in a premixed gas. He has also led two successful in-space demonstrations of this engine system using the S-520 sounding rocket operated by the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) in 2021 and 2024. Currently, he plays a leading role in the “Research Hub for Innovation in Detonation Engine and Space Propulsion Engineering" (JAXA Space Strategic Fund SX Research and Development Hub, Representative: Professor Jiro Kasahara), driving these activities forward. In recognition of his achievements and contributions to developing technologies that enable compact, high-performance engine systems through detonation combustion, he has been selected as an innovator in the 'Transportation (Space Development)' category.

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