Japan plans to send two astronauts to the Moon as part of the US Artemis space program, which will take place after 2028. writes about this Yomiuri.
It is noted that such an agreement could be reached during Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida’s visit to Washington, where he will meet with US President Joe Biden.
The United States plans to land its astronauts on the Moon in 2026 as part of the Artemis program. Starting from 2028, the mission will become regular and two representatives from Japan will be able to take part.
Before that, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency JAXA showed First photo of the Intelligent Lunar Landing Vehicle (SLIM) module on the Moon. The photo was taken by the small robot LEV-2, which came to the Moon aboard the SLIM ship. Judging by the photo, SLIM capsized and ended up upside down on the Moon. But in a display of remarkable accuracy, it managed to land on the moon just 55 meters away from the intended target.
Earlier astronomers opened Three new moons in the solar system.