Government Revises the schedule of the Basic Space Plan Promoting the development of unmanned transport vessels December 13th 11:08
The government revised the schedule of the Basic Space Plan, and based on the fact that Japan has officially announced that it will participate in the moon exploration plan that the United States is promoting, the unmanned transport ship to deliver supplies to the new space station. Includes development promotion.
The government will hold a meeting at the Space Development Strategy Headquarters at the Prime Minister's Office on the 13th with Prime Minister Abe and the Minister for Science and Technology Takemoto attending, and the basic planning process will show the space policy schedule for the next five years. Revised the table.
According to this, in order to deliver equipment and supplies to the new space station in response to the official announcement that Japan will participate in the lunar exploration plan and the new space station that goes around the moon Including the development promotion of unmanned transport vessels.
In addition, with regard to “sub-orbital flight” in which the aircraft flies to an outer space with an altitude of 100 km or more and moves at a high speed, a legal framework such as permitting procedures and safety reviews will be established with the goal of the early 2020s.
At the end of the meeting, Prime Minister Abe said, “Next year is the year to revise the Basic Space Plan itself, and the relevant ministers will work together to formulate a strategic space policy that will open up the next era.” I ordered.