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| Japan wants to send two astronauts to the moon, media reported |
| 2024-03-19 |
| Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited. Sans gossamer wings. [Regnum] Japan plans to send two astronauts to the Moon after 2028 as part of the US Artemis space program. The Japanese newspaper The Japan Times reported this on March 17, citing sources. It is clarified that the Japanese and American sides can reach an agreement on this issue after a meeting between Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and US President Joe Biden scheduled for April 10 in Washington. According to the publication, Japan and the United States are also considering the possibility of agreeing on the operation of the lunar rover developed by Japanese scientists for ten years. As Regnum reported, on March 9, the first launch of the Japanese private Kairos-1 rocket from Space One from the private spaceport Spaceport Kii was postponed. According to the head of Wakayama Prefecture, Shuhei Kishimoto, this decision was made due to the vessel’s entry into a water area declared as a high-risk zone. On January 12, the Japanese Aerospace Agency JAXA successfully launched the H2A launch vehicle with the Kogaku-8 optical satellite on board. The satellite belongs to the Japanese government and is designed to collect information about the Earth's surface. |
| Posted by:badanov |
| #3 A business opportunity for SPACEX! Elon should start designing/building a space rescue/lander. Presuming they haven't already done so. |
| Posted by: Whiskey Mike 2024-03-19 10:13 |
| #2 Mebbe they should start with not having their rockets blow up on the launch pad... |
| Posted by: Mercutio 2024-03-19 09:34 |
| #1 Any discussion of returning them? |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2024-03-19 07:39 |