Japan's space agency plans to partner with private firms to enable various orbiting satellites to conduct emergency observations during natural disasters, sources familiar with the matter said Saturday, reflecting lessons learned from a massive earthquake in central Japan last year.The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency aims to draw up a framework for the coordinated use of public and private satellites by the end of the year that will outline coverage areas and observation times of the satellites, with a drill already conducted last month based on a hypothetical megaquake in the Nankai Tro…READ FULL ARTICLE
