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Japan aims to build Moon base by 2030
nature.com ^
| 08/03/06
| Michael Hopkin & Ichiko Fuyuno
Posted on 08/07/2006 8:03:08 PM PDT by KevinDavis
Japan's space agency has provoked surprise among other space experts by re-affirming its ambition to build a habitable base on the Moon within decades. At a lunar exploration symposium in Tokyo this week, head of the country's lunar and planetary exploration programme Junichiro Kawaguchi announced a deadline of 2020 for sending astronauts to the Moon, and 2030 for constructing the base.
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TOPICS: Astronomy; Miscellaneous; Science
KEYWORDS: 2030; japan; moonbase; space
Cool...
To: RightWhale; Brett66; xrp; gdc314; anymouse; NonZeroSum; jimkress; discostu; The_Victor; ...
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posted on
08/07/2006 8:03:41 PM PDT
by
KevinDavis
(http://www.cafepress.com/spacefuture)
To: KevinDavis
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posted on
08/07/2006 8:04:42 PM PDT
by
patton
(LGOPs = head toward the noise, kill anyone not dressed like you.)
To: KevinDavis
Do they plan to rent our movie set?
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posted on
08/07/2006 9:08:06 PM PDT
by
PistolPaknMama
(Al-Queda can recruit on college campuses but the US military can't! --FReeper airborne)
To: KevinDavis
It will not look like this.
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posted on
08/07/2006 9:22:15 PM PDT
by
garbageseeker
(It's not the size of the dog in the fight, it's the size of the fight in the dog.”Samuel Clemmens)
To: KevinDavis
The Moon needs women.
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posted on
08/07/2006 9:56:44 PM PDT
by
garbageseeker
(It's not the size of the dog in the fight, it's the size of the fight in the dog.”Samuel Clemmens)
To: KevinDavis
Well the moon is ours...we planted our flag first...
The Japanese had better get all the paperwork signed and fees payed before setting foot on the United States' Moon.
(Wishful thinking from one who believes we should have claimed it)
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posted on
08/08/2006 3:17:47 AM PDT
by
Vaquero
(time again for the Crusades.)
To: KevinDavis
Deeply cool. I notice that no funding has been allocated for this yet, so let's see.
But if the Japanese decide they want to build a base on the moon, I have no doubt they could do it.
Go Nippon!
To: KevinDavis
Wait a sec. Why don't we make it a joint effort if we are both going to the same place?
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posted on
08/10/2006 1:08:26 AM PDT
by
Steve Van Doorn
(*in my best Eric cartman voice* “I love you guys”)
To: KevinDavis
This is good. We need more competition in space in order to get us back on track.
If China establishes a base on Mars by 2030, all bets are off.......
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posted on
08/21/2006 12:05:40 AM PDT
by
MinorityRepublican
(Everyone that doesn't like what America and President Bush has done for Iraq can all go to HELL)
To: KevinDavis
This is good. We need more competition in space in order to get us back on track.
If China establishes a base on Mars by 2030, all bets are off.......
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posted on
08/21/2006 12:05:44 AM PDT
by
MinorityRepublican
(Everyone that doesn't like what America and President Bush has done for Iraq can all go to HELL)
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