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Japan Considering Moon Base, Shuttle Projects
ScentCone writes "A brief article at Newsday mentions a Monday report that JAXA, Japan's counterpart to NASA, is looking at robotic probes on the moon by 2015, and construction on a solar-powered manned research base starting there by 2025. The (very) big bump in the agency's budget will also get spent on tsunami warning technology and other terrestrial communications technology development."
I am also considering a moonbase, but I don't get a front page story.
"Gentlemen, allow me to demonstrate the awesome lethality of the Alan Parsons Project. Fire the laser!"
OK, maybe I do watch The Simpsons way too often.
Now witness the power of this fully armed and operational tentacle station upon the quivering form of a miniskirt-wearing Sarah Connor!
Never underestimate the power of the otaku side.
The coolest part is that their rocket ship will be nuclear powered and turns into a really big robot when attacked or befriended by a child.
Hey, maybe this is what NASA needs to convince the gov't we need another moon mission.
I want a wing on back of my lunar rover!
Oh wait, no atmosphere...
I guess a Type R sticker will have to do.
In other news, the Japanese government has proposed to raise the sunken WWII-era battleship Yamato...
Someday, you're going to die. Get over it.