There’s a long tradition of science fiction gizmos pre-dating — if not outright influencing — the technology that follows. The latest example is the Lunar Cruiser, a joint venture between Japan’s Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA), automotive juggernaut Toyota, and NASA. Fans of The Martian and other near-future works of speculative fiction will recognize the general […]
Japan will select two astronauts to send to the Moon in 2028 or later from seven candidates after the Japanese science ministry and the U.S. space agency confirms flight opportunity allocations in the U.S.-led Artemis Moon exploration program.
A Japanese national will be the first non-American astronaut to land on the Moon on a future mission, U.S. President Joe Biden says following a meeting with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida.