Japanese Plan Staged

The National Space Development Agency and the Institute of Space and Astronautical Science of Japan will use a staged orbital descent to the lunar surface in their ambitious unmanned Selene mission that is to succeed the Lunar-A orbiter/lander now in preparation for launch. The 2-ton, $400-million...

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