Several JAXA missions are set for launch this year. The first is SHIZUKU, the first of two satellites observing water circulation as part of the Global Change Observation Mission - Water (GCOM-W). Also launching this year is the space-station supply ship KOUNOTORI 3. Finally, we plan to send astronaut Akihiko Hoshide into space for a long-term mission on the International Space Station, lasting about six months. I hope each of these missions will be a solid success that will meet the public’s expectations.