Comments on: Japan’s government wants its private sector to do all its future space station work, not its space agency JAXA https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/points-of-information/japans-government-wants-its-private-sector-to-do-all-its-future-space-station-work-not-its-space-agency-jaxa/ Mon, 27 Jan 2025 05:23:04 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 By: Jeff Wright https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/points-of-information/japans-government-wants-its-private-sector-to-do-all-its-future-space-station-work-not-its-space-agency-jaxa/#comment-1547101 Mon, 27 Jan 2025 05:23:04 +0000 https://behindtheblack.com/?p=111601#comment-1547101 The difference is in cultures…as the saying goes—we are not one world:

https://redstate.com/wardclark/2025/01/25/can-we-ever-really-understand-china-n2184806

China, believe it or not, reminds me of 1950’s America—they have an identity, and don’t settle:
https://www.npr.org/2011/01/11/132833376/tiger-mothers-raising-children-the-chinese-way

While we value individuality, there is a Japanese saying that the nail that stands out will be hammered down.

In the West, we have been sold that diversity is strength—but some are questioning that:

https://phys.org/news/2025-01-neuroimaging-uncovers-diverse-teams-excel.html

China wants its identity to be as a world leader…Japan is overripe.

One reason I want a better funded NASA instead of a slashed NASA can be found here:
https://phys.org/news/2025-01-entrepreneurs-burnout.html

To me, a NewSpacer is someone who feels that rockets should not be expendable, but institutions, jobs and human lives are.

What makes China so frightening is also what makes them so formidable.

Institutions are more important than individuals
—and stability is more important than justice.

These aren’t rowdy Russian drunks.

]]> By: Tom https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/points-of-information/japans-government-wants-its-private-sector-to-do-all-its-future-space-station-work-not-its-space-agency-jaxa/#comment-1545220 Wed, 22 Jan 2025 03:43:49 +0000 https://behindtheblack.com/?p=111601#comment-1545220 Watching Mr. Musk as he succeeds wildly in his private endeavors is causing many encumbered, hobbled bureaucracies to perform some long-overdue naval gazing. It’s a very good thing to see that some of them are seeing the obvious way ahead and advocating for it. But as mentioned above, the clammy hand of government will surely snake its way back onto the levers and into the coffers over time.

]]> By: Dick Eagleson https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/points-of-information/japans-government-wants-its-private-sector-to-do-all-its-future-space-station-work-not-its-space-agency-jaxa/#comment-1545103 Tue, 21 Jan 2025 22:04:10 +0000 https://behindtheblack.com/?p=111601#comment-1545103 Definitely an encouraging development but the devil will, as always, be in the details. Japan has a long history of arranging matters behind the scenes no matter what their public face appears to be.

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