{"id":25021,"date":"2019-05-16T11:42:02","date_gmt":"2019-05-16T03:42:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.namnewsnetwork.org\/?p=25021"},"modified":"2019-05-16T11:42:38","modified_gmt":"2019-05-16T03:42:38","slug":"olympics-gundam-robots-to-greet-athletes-with-messages-from-space","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/namnewsnetwork.org\/?p=25021","title":{"rendered":"Olympics: &#8220;Gundam&#8221; robots to greet athletes with messages from space"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"\u30ac\u30f3\u30c0\u30e0\u3001\u5b87\u5b99\u304b\u3089\u30a8\u30fc\u30eb \u6771\u4eac\u4e94\u8f2a\u76db\u308a\u4e0a\u3052\u3067\u7d44\u7e54\u59d4\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/dQvR8ZjI7J0?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>TOKYO, May 16 (NNN-KYODO) &#8211; Organizers of the 2020 Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games announced plans Wednesday to launch model robots from the anime &#8220;Mobile Suit Gundam&#8221; into space aboard a satellite that will broadcast messages of support to athletes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the project conducted in collaboration with the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency and the University of Tokyo, two 10-centimeter models depicting Gundam and Char&#8217;s Zaku robots from the animation series will be sent into orbit on a 30-cm long, 10-cm wide micro satellite.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The &#8220;G Satellite,&#8221; with an electronic bulletin board for displaying messages, will be sent to the International Space Station aboard a supply ship next March and later launched from the ISS.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img src=\"https:\/\/img.kyodonews.net\/english\/public\/images\/posts\/ea421ca3ad2223486b467720d36f1930\/photo_l.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>After the satellite enters Earth orbit, it will deploy the bulletin board and model robots, capturing images of them with its onboard camera.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The organizers will share the images, including congratulatory messages to athletes in multiple languages, through social media and other outlets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At an event announcing the project in Tokyo, JAXA astronaut Norishige Kanai, who returned from the ISS last June, drew parallels between the space program and the Olympics.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;Like the Olympics, people can be excited by space exploration regardless of their country or place of origin,&#8221; said Kanai, who revealed he was also a fan of the &#8220;Gundam&#8221; series.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/img.kyodonews.net\/english\/public\/images\/posts\/6e3229d48712ca65081d4d8c9ad3eca4\/photo_l.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"480\" height=\"694\"\/><figcaption> <br>JAXA astronaut Norishige Kanai.\u00a0Photo\u00a0courtesy\u00a0of\u00a0Kyodo<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><br><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>TOKYO, May 16 (NNN-KYODO) &#8211; Organizers of the 2020 Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games announced plans Wednesday to launch model robots from the anime &#8220;Mobile Suit Gundam&#8221; into space aboard a satellite that will broadcast messages of support to athletes. 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