Japan is scheduled to build a space station in the 1990s. It will not be a whole space station, but a space station module to be docked with the NASA space station. The module to be build by Japan is comprised of a space laboratory called JEM (Japanese Experiment Module). The total cost of JEM, including the cost of experimental apparatus to be installed and the expenses for operation in the initial stage, will amount to well over Y300 billion. The JEM will measure about 4 m in diameter and 18 m in length. A total of four modules, including JEM, are scheduled to be docked with the space station proper. The design of the JEM and the goals of the Japanese Space Program are discussed.


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    Title :

    Japanese Space Station Module


    Contributors:

    Publication date :

    1988


    Size :

    2 pages


    Type of media :

    Report


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English




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