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Japan Moon Probe Snaps First Photos
mrcgran writes "Space.com reports, "Almost one month after Japan's successful launch of the Kaguya lunar probe, the unmanned observatory has begun its first major activities in orbit around the moon. In addition to snapping its first lunar images, the probe jettisoned one of two 110-pound (50-kilogram) "baby" satellites that will help create a detailed gravity map of the moon." The major objectives of the "KAGUYA" mission are to obtain scientific data of the lunar origin and evolution and to develop the technology for the future lunar exploration. "KAGUYA" consists of a main orbiting satellite at about 100km altitude and two small satellites (Relay Satellite and VRAD Satellite) in polar orbit."
Yeah I don't trust them too, considering that we are not in charge of Gundam.
I believe that Japan should be allowed to do whatever the hell they want to do. Come on, now. That "imperialist" thing is bullshit. How could anybody see what the US is doing and call Japan "imperialist"? I believe that a nation should be able to do whatever the hell they want as far as cosmological exploration goes.