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by zyang 829 days ago
I wonder participating in ISS was a mistake for Japan. It sucked up most of Japan's space program budget with very little to show for.
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watersb 829 days ago
Their astronomers and engineers at NAOJ are wonderful. They built (and paid for) the Atacama Compact Array, which forms the center of the ALMA radio-telescope and is part of the Event Horizon Telescope.

https://public.nrao.edu/telescopes/alma/

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medstrom 828 days ago
Isn't participating in ISS itself something to show? What does it mean to have something to show for?
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