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From: aws@iti.org (Allen W. Sherzer)
Newsgroups: sci.space
Subject: Re: Japanese Space Development Direction
Message-ID: <1991Jun17.131804.12038@iti.org>
Date: 17 Jun 91 13:18:04 GMT
References: <6204@mindlink.bc.ca>
Organization: Evil Geniuses for a Better Tomorrow
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In article <6204@mindlink.bc.ca> Nick_Janow@mindlink.bc.ca (Nick Janow) writes:

>"Looking far into the future, the Japanese feel that automation in space will
>be a huge enterprise.  

I don't think anybody doubts that at all. The only question is the wisdom of
putting all our eggs into one basket. I think the Japanese agree which is
why they are also spending money on manned space.

>Thus they show a willingness to invest in long-term
>space robotics to develop a vast technological base from terrestrial work."

The US also spends a lot on robotics research. In fact, in absolute terms
I suspect we spend even more than Japan.

>I think the Japanese direction is determined by economic and political
>foresight,

Japan is spending billions on Freedom and where the loudest complainers
when it was cancled. May we conclude than that you have changed your mind
and now support Freedom?

   Allen

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