Japan and the US are expected to announce plans during President Joe Biden’s visit to Tokyo next week about a project to land a Japanese astronaut on the Moon in coming years, a report by Kyodo News said.
A joint announcement on the Artemis lunar project – aimed at eventually sending astronauts to Mars – and boosting bilateral cooperation in space exploration will be made by Biden and Japanese prime minister Fumio Kishida, sources told the Japanese news agency.
Read the full report: Kyodo News.
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