据悉,日本1988年度有关空间活动方面的政府预算草案总额达1418亿日元,比1987年增加了15.1％。即将进入正式研制阶段的空间实验和观测自由飞行器的开发预算合计为53亿日元,比1987年增加了一倍。各省厅预算草案如下: 〈科学技术厅〉预算草案额为985亿日元,比1987年增加4.1％。宇宙开发事业团的数据中继跟踪卫星(EDRTS)开发研究费为6700万 It is reported that Japan’s draft government budget for space activities in 1988 amounted to 141.8 billion yen, an increase of 15.1% over 1987. The total development budget for space experiments and observational free-aircrafts that will enter the formal development stage is 5.3 billion yen, which has doubled from 1987. The draft budgets of each department and office are as follows: The draft budget of the Department of Science and Technology is 98.5 billion yen, an increase of 4.1% over 1987. Universe Development Corporation Data Relay Tracking Satellite (EDRTS) Development Research and Research Cost of 67 Million