Although Mr. Claire was speaking of a good thing, Nakayama Juji simply couldn't bring himself to be happy.
After all, according to traditional American values, getting Congress to approve giving away technology aid for free could only be described as a pipe dream.
The difficulties JAXA faced were not simply technological issues; its development was also severely restricted by NACA, but now that they were willing to lift these restrictions and provide technical support, what would JAXA have to give in return?
His desire to join the Artemis program was one thing, but this kind of "support" was clearly another matter entirely.
"Mr. Claire… I, I am very grateful for NACA's decision to support us. Do you plan to enable JAXA to independently launch manned spacecraft?"
