Japan's ANA enters space exploration business

The Avatar X program aims to use robots controlled from Earth

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ANA sees promising business opportunities in space exploration.

MITSURU OBE, Nikkei staff writer

TOKYO -- Japanese airline ANA Holdings said Thursday it will enter the space exploration business by developing technologies to place robots in outer space and to operate them from Earth.

The program, named Avatar X, will build on the technologies in virtual reality and other areas ANA has been developing to allow humans to remotely explore outer space.

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