The vast Cosmo Park Kada in Wakayama Prefecture, a test field for launching rockets for educational purposes, has been the venue of various events. The fifth Kada Space Event (concurrent with the second Cosmo Park Kada festival) was held March 24-28, 2017.
KUT students, members of the Space Lab KUT Rocket Project (KRP), participated in the event and successfully launched their original hybrid rocket. They also conducted a combustion experiment using their original GSE (ground support equipment).