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| Above, Space Battleship Yamato (2010). |
There are thousands of pieces of space junk floating in orbit that threatens operating satellites and the International Space Station.
Japan is planning to launch a "military space force" to deal with this problem.
JapanToday reported:
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.To read more, go here.
1 comment:
Space junk is a way bigger problem that you might realize.No one country or agency has taken ownership over the growing problem, but it seems Japan has decided to step up and take control.Space debris getting dust from solid rocket motors, surface degradation products such as paint flakes & impacts of these particles cause erosive damage similar to sandblasting.Keeping these things in mind Japan to start thinking seriously about a militarized program focusing on space.
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