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Posted by Neutrino 123 (Member # 1327) on :

Link to article at www.space.com
http://www.space.com/missionlaunches/jaxa_moonbase_050228.html

Interesting, especially considering China's moon plans. Perhaps this is the start of an Asian space race...

Right now, the NASA yearly budget is only about 16.5 billion, so if Japan goes through with its plans, the U.S. would certainly have more incentive for a budget increase to help the moon/Mars program.

Posted by Jason Abbadon (Member # 882) on :

Or congres would have an excuse to kill space funding alltogether- Japan's our ally after all.

Posted by AndrewR (Member # 44) on :

quote:
Originally posted by Neutrino 123:
Link to article at www.space.com
http://www.space.com/missionlaunches/jaxa_moonbase_050228.html

Interesting, especially considering China's moon plans. Perhaps this is the start of an Asian space race...

That'd be nice if North Korea spent their efforts on heading into space instead of blowing people up. Although, they really should see about feeding their own people first.

Posted by Sol System (Member # 30) on :

Well, Japan to start thinking about it, anyway.

Posted by Vice-Admiral Michael T. Colorge (Member # 144) on :

There's a James Bond/Austin Powers joke here somewhere but I can't seem to bother brining it up.

Posted by Jason Abbadon (Member # 882) on :

quote:
Originally posted by AndrewR:
That'd be nice if North Korea spent their efforts on heading into space instead of blowing people up. Although, they really should see about feeding their own people first.

That's crazy talk.

Posted by Siegfried (Member # 29) on :

I'm with Jason, it's crazy talk about North Korea going into space. With Kim Jong Il still in charge, their going into space would probably mean deploying nuclear weapons up there.

Posted by Jason Abbadon (Member # 882) on :

I meant about feeding their people first.

Still with me, Siggy? [Wink]

Posted by FuturamaGuy (Member # 968) on :

So you're saying Kim Jong Il is going into space to blow up the moon with nuclear weapons to feed its life-giving radiation-tainted cheese to the people of North Korea in an attempt to create mutant tiger trainers?

Posted by Cartman (Member # 256) on :

They are a dying people. We should let them pass.

Posted by FuturamaGuy (Member # 968) on :

LET THEM DIE.

Posted by Siegfried (Member # 29) on :

Sorry, Jason, you lost me three exits ago.

Posted by Jason Abbadon (Member # 882) on :

I was advocating child starvation and then you said...

Fuck it.
I'll make some flashcards for you next time. [Wink]

Posted by Lee (Member # 393) on :

Subterranean Flaresick Blues!