Japan Scrapping Moon Mission 70
jonerik writes to mention the AP is reporting that Japan may be scrapping their upcoming moon mission. The original plan was for the "Lunar-A" probe to implant two seismic sensors on the moon, however, the project took so long that the delivery probe has fallen victim to neglect and would take too much money to repair. From the article: "The mission would have been Japan's first to the surface of the moon, and was originally scheduled for lift off in 1995. [...] JAXA's space development committee recommended canceling the Lunar-A project on Monday, and a final decision will be made later in the month, [Satoko] Kanazawa said."
Requisite GODZILLA Post (Score:1, Funny)
Silly Japanese... (Score:4, Funny)
It is nice to know (Score:2, Funny)
Well, it says in my rocket manual ... (Score:4, Funny)
1) Park in a well aired garage
2) Jack up the body and put chocks under the suspension points
3) Fill all cylinders with a good quality mineral oil
4) Unplug and remove the battery
5) Be prepared to replace perished rubber components such as tyres or suspension bushes if unused for more that one year
What bit do you think the Japanese left out?
Re:Well, it says in my rocket manual ... (Score:3, Funny)
Lesson learned (Score:4, Funny)
Or at least put a tarp over it or something.
Re:The EU did not land on Moon (Score:2, Funny)
Sony can do it. (Score:1, Funny)
Penetrator Probes (Score:3, Funny)
Only in Japan...
Re:Silly Japanese... (Score:4, Funny)
You should take a gander at this: http://www.xkcd.com/c202.html [xkcd.com]
In Other News.,, (Score:2, Funny)
Film at 11.
Re:The EU did not land on Moon (Score:3, Funny)
Re:Penetrator Probes (Score:3, Funny)
apan will now scrap the mission but finish development of the penetrator probes and offer the technology to other space programs, including Russia's, Kanazawa said.
Ten bucks says they're tentacle-like in appearance.
GMD