The first Japanese to step on the Moon

US President Joe Biden and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida agreed to it. Soon we will have the first Japanese to step on the Moon. He will be the first non-American human to travel to the lunar surface.

A NASA statement notes the “shared goal for a Japanese citizen to be the first non-American astronaut to land on the Moon. He will be in a future Artemis mission. “This is assuming important benchmarks are met.”

The first Japanese to step on the Moon is a project of the United States and Japan.
The first Japanese to step on the Moon is a project of the United States and Japan.

pressurized rover

The first Japanese to set foot on the Moon is part of a new agreement signed by NASA and the Japanese government. They seek to promote sustainable human exploration of the Moon. Japan will design, develop and operate a pressurized rover for crewed and unmanned exploration of the Moon. NASA will provide the launch and delivery of the rover to the Moon. And also two opportunities for Japanese astronauts to travel to the lunar surface.

A closed, pressurized rover will allow astronauts to travel further. They will conduct science in geographically diverse areas by serving as a mobile habitat and laboratory for astronauts. They will live and work for long periods of time. It will be able to house two astronauts for up to 30 days while they traverse the area near the lunar South Pole. NASA currently plans to use the pressurized rover on Artemis VII and subsequent missions for an approximate 10-year lifespan.

The astronauts will travel in a pressurized rover.
The astronauts will travel in a pressurized rover.

Collaboration

In addition to the agreement for the exploration of the lunar surface, the partners will expand the framework agreement with future agreements. They seek Japan’s participation in NASA’s Dragonfly mission to Titan and the Nancy Grace Roman space telescope. The United States and Japan also intend to collaborate on JAXA’s next-generation solar observation satellite, SOLAR-C. It will investigate the mysteries of solar atmospheres by making observations of the Sun’s ultraviolet radiation.

NASA will also provide an opportunity for a Japanese astronaut to serve as a Gateway crew member. It is the lunar orbital station project. It will happen in a future Artemis mission. Japan will provide Gateway’s environmental control and life support and cargo transportation systems.

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