Lena Okajima
Lena Okajima | |
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| Born | February 19, 1979 Tottori Prefecture, Template:JPN |
| Nationality | Japanese |
| Education | University of Tokyo, Ph.D. in Science |
| Occupation(s) | Founder and CEO of ALE Co., Ltd |
Lena Okajima (岡島 礼奈, Okajima Lena) serves as the founder and chief executive officer of ALE Co., Ltd.
Career
In 2011, Lena established ALE Co., Ltd, a company in Japan specializing in space-related entertainment. Prior to launching ALE, she gained experience in bond investment and private equity at Goldman Sachs Japan. Additionally, she has founded both a business consultancy and an online gaming enterprise. Lena completed her doctoral studies in Science at the University of Tokyo in 2008.
ALE Co., Ltd.
The acronym ALE represents Astro Live Experiences.
- 2001: While an undergraduate at the University of Tokyo, Lena envisioned the concept of producing artificial shooting stars during the Leonid meteor shower.
- 2009: Commenced the development of technology to create artificial shooting stars.
- 2011: Officially formed ALE Co., Ltd.
- 2015: Began advancing the commercialization efforts for artificial meteor technology.
- 2019: Successfully launched the inaugural satellite ALE-1 on January 18 aboard an Epsilon rocket; followed by the deployment of ALE-2 on December 6 via an Electron rocket.
- 2023: Scheduled to hold its debut event in Hiroshima.
The initial artificial meteor shower was postponed from its original 2020 date to 2023 due to technical failures affecting both ALE-1 and ALE-2 satellites, which hindered the generation of artificial meteors.