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JAPANESE ASTRONAUTS TO JOIN NASA LUNAR MISSION
Japanese astronauts to join NASA lunar mission

The leaders also announced they’re taking their cooperation beyond this planet. They say Japanese astronauts will become the first from outside the U.S. to take part in a NASA mission to the moon.
Only Americans have ever set foot on the lunar surface, and that was more than 50 years ago. Officials with NASA’s Artemis program are hoping to start sending astronauts there again in 2026.
Japanese Science Minister Moriyama Masahito and NASA Administrator Bill Nelson outlined their shared goals. Japanese astronauts will join two expeditions. While there, they’ll operate a vehicle developed by Japan’s space agency and Toyota Motor.
(Bill Nelson/ NASA Administrator)
“When two great nations work together, then we extend our reach into the stars.”
Japanese government officials say researching and developing the rover will cost several billion dollars.
(2024年4月11日のニュース）

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