To celebrate the premiere of Mobile Suit Gundam: The Origin III - Dawn of Rebellion on May 21, Animax has announced the launch of a laboratory, Gundam: The Origin Technology Labo, to attempt to recreate scenes from Gundam: The Origin.

The teaser website sets out the laboratory's mission:

To all adults who grew up watching Gundam: Do you remember the shock of Gundam? Just like you were, kids are shocked by Gundam, get excited, and keep dreaming. We are professional adults who, thanks to Gundam, aspired to be scientists or engineers and work in the most advanced scientific and technological fields like space engineering and robotics engineering, all while keeping our childish hearts. Those grown-up Gundam fans are putting their talents together to display the appeal of the most advanced space technologies and Gundam by recreating the various space phenomena portrayed in Mobile Suit Gundam: The Origin.

The project is supported by JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency). Details will be revealed soon.

A JAXA delegation, including chief astronaut Sōichi Noguchi, will appear at Animazement on Memorial Day weekend. A similar initiative is also trying to recreate the technology of Ghost in the Shell.

Source: Gundam.info