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Japan creating a space military
Posted on 8/4/14 at 10:52 pm
Posted on 8/4/14 at 10:52 pm
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Just fighting space debris to protect satellites. I guess this would be beneficial for the entire world. Is space debris getting that cluttered around the Earth? Also, kind of disappointed it wasn't about gigantic robots...
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Tokyo (AFP) - Japan is planning to launch a military space force by 2019 that would initially be tasked with protecting satellites from dangerous debris orbiting the Earth, a report said.
The move is aimed at strengthening Japan-US cooperation in space, and comes after the countries pledged to boost joint work on monitoring space debris, Kyodo news agency said Sunday.
Japan would provide the US military with information obtained by the force as part of the joint bid to strengthen ties in space, the so-called "fourth battlefield", Kyodo said, citing unnamed sources.
Japan's defence ministry is looking at creating the new force using personnel from the Air Self-Defence Force, the country's air force, it added.
The unit would acquire radar and telescope facilities, jointly with the science ministry and the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, to run its observatory operations, Kyodo said.
Thousands of pieces of debris -- including old satellites as well as pieces of rockets and other space equipment -- are orbiting the Earth and threaten to collide with functioning communications and reconnaissance satellites.
Just fighting space debris to protect satellites. I guess this would be beneficial for the entire world. Is space debris getting that cluttered around the Earth? Also, kind of disappointed it wasn't about gigantic robots...
This post was edited on 8/4/14 at 10:54 pm
Posted on 8/4/14 at 10:54 pm to forksup
I have that robot. Seriously. I have that kit.
Posted on 8/4/14 at 10:56 pm to forksup
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Was my first thought when I read the headline.
Posted on 8/4/14 at 10:56 pm to SG_Geaux
Did you paint it and everything? I always used to buy model kits of robots and when it came to sticking on those water based stickers and painting it to finalize it... @$#%! I just played with them until they broke haha.
Posted on 8/4/14 at 11:01 pm to DrTyger
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Was my first thought when I read the headline.
I thought robo tech, but yeah same thing I guess.
frickin' japan....
Posted on 8/4/14 at 11:23 pm to Jim Rockford
Putties.
Why did it have to be Putties?
Why did it have to be Putties?
Posted on 8/5/14 at 12:23 am to forksup
There was actually an anime called PLANETS about a space debris removal company.
Pretty cool
Pretty cool
Posted on 8/5/14 at 1:50 am to fr33manator
Anime about garbage removal? I'll take a look at it on the weekend I suppose.
Posted on 8/5/14 at 1:51 am to forksup
There was more drama than just that but yeah. Pretty good actually
Posted on 8/5/14 at 2:48 am to forksup
It's begun. Be prepared for wars between earth and separatist space colonies.
This post was edited on 8/5/14 at 2:55 am
Posted on 8/5/14 at 3:06 am to Jackie Chan
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Jackie chan
Rooking a rittle suspicious...
Posted on 8/5/14 at 3:16 am to forksup
This is really about blasting other country's satellites out of orbit at the beginning of a war.
Posted on 8/5/14 at 3:28 am to ags01
You know the Russians have missiles on some satellite.
Haven't you seen Maximum Overdrive?
Haven't you seen Maximum Overdrive?
Posted on 8/5/14 at 4:24 am to forksup
It'll be great.It'll be small and have great electronics.
This post was edited on 8/5/14 at 4:49 am
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