Japan Proposed Research for Satellite Detecting Missle Launches.

[bomber_ten]

A group of private-sector experts advising the government on space development proposed Monday that Japan conduct research on a sensor for a satellite that can detect the launch of a ballistic missile as part of the country’s first national strategy for space development.

The 16 experts, including astronaut Mamoru Mohri and cartoonist Reiji Matsumoto, are advising the space development strategy headquarters, consisting of all cabinet ministers and headed by Prime Minister Taro Aso. The headquarters, set up based on the 2008 basic space law, is working on the country’s first space development strategy for the period up until the end of fiscal 2013. The strategy will be revised every five years.

-japan today-

[altaisenimpact]

this sounds really good, as it would be beneficial for the world to have a missle detector, and possibly detection of other sort of harm in the near-coming future.

[natcaasi]

I am jsut wondering why is a cartoonist on the team ... and i do wonder if he is into the macross gundum type cartoons/anime ... and maybe he has a physic or related enginerring degree/Masters/Doctorate ... not too far fetched right?

[bomber_ten]

lol i think that the cartoonist is there is for the sole purpose to draw the design of the satellite.. im pretty sure that engineers are not the best of the designers... hell if engr ran the world.. wed all be wearing potato sacks instead of shirts and pants. its all about the utility for them and not the fashion!

[bowstead]

lol i think that the cartoonist is there is for the sole purpose to draw the design of the satellite.. im pretty sure that engineers are not the best of the designers... hell if engr ran the world.. wed all be wearing potato sacks instead of shirts and pants. its all about the utility for them and not the fashion!

I for one am not really bothered about how fashionable a missile detecting satallite is. I'd rather it be functional rather than have speed lines and neon lights.