Japan plans to build robot moon base by 2020
Friday, May 28, 2010 - 13:30
in Astronomy & Space
(PhysOrg.com) -- Believing that a moon base is essential for exploration of the solar system, Japan has recently announced plans to send humanoid robots to the moon to construct a robot lunar base. As part of the $2.2 billion project, the robots will begin surveying the moon around 2015, and then build the unmanned base near the moon`s South Pole by 2020.