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Japan Plans a Moonbase by 2030

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the then-acknowlege-name-change-to-ix dept.

Aglassis writes "The Japanese Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) announced at a conference that they are planning to build a Moonbase by 2030. Since JAXA doesn't currently have a 100 ton-class heavy lift rocket or a human transportation system perhaps now is a good time for JAXA to join in with NASA on the Project Constellation rocket program."

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  1. Hopefully this will put to rest allegations... by Rotten168 · · Score: 4, Insightful

    that the US faked the moon landings! :)

  2. Re:Remember the good old days? by mrxak · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Ah good, the ol' War on Science myth. Just because a handful of prominent individuals don't seem to understand science doesn't mean that the country has rejected it. The reason we've been so slow at getting back to the Moon was because people stopped watching the Apollo landings and there were other more pressing concerns in the Cold War. Throw in a little Space Shuttle and ISS, and you have yourself bogged down in Earth orbit for a while. We've made tremendous advancements in the science of space since the moon landings- take a look at Hubble, the Mars robots, and lot of probes sent far out into the solar system. Sure, humans haven't been getting out there, but we'll get back to the Moon, and beyond, now that the shuttle fleet is getting close to retirement.

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  3. Re:Road Construction by hcob$ · · Score: 4, Insightful
    Under the plan, astronauts will be sent to the Moon around 2020 to start construction of the base that will be completed by 2030

    This reminds me of the timeframes set out by the state construction workers on our highways.
    Actually, those are very accurate timelines that are presented for highway projects. Believe it or not, Civil Engineers actually have to plan that far out.
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  4. Japan will probably do it with Europe and Russia by YA_Python_dev · · Score: 4, Insightful
    Since JAXA doesn't currently have a 100 ton-class heavy lift rocket or a human transportation system perhaps now is a good time for JAXA to join in with NASA on the Project Constellation rocket program.

    You don't need a 100 ton rocket to go to the moon and NASA has already stated that the Constellation is an US-only project. What Japan will probably do is joining Europe and Russia on the ACTS (Advanced Crew Transportation System), that will be launched using existing Ariane 5 or similar rockets (20-25 ton to LEO, depending on the orbit inclination).

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  5. Re:Remember the good old days? by The+Great+Pretender · · Score: 5, Insightful

    I seem to recall Bush always being ridiculed, for everything

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  6. What a difference 44 years makes! by pashdown · · Score: 5, Insightful

    1962 - "We choose to go to the moon. We choose to go to the moon in this decade and do the other things, not because they are easy, but because they are hard."

    2006 - "Its too hard and too expensive."

  7. Re:Seems like the wrong choice for a permanent bas by DerekLyons · · Score: 4, Insightful
    Why not choose Mars instead?

    Once you realize that every paragraph of your post is handwaving nonsense - you'll understand why.