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Joe Biden announced that a Japanese person will be the first non-American to land on the moon

Joe Biden announced that a Japanese person will be the first non-American to land on the moon

For his part, the Japanese Prime Minister praised the “tremendous success achieved in the space sector.”

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The moon is visible from Linköping, Sweden, March 23, 2024. (PRADEEP DAMBARAGE / NURPHOTO / AFP)

Another nationality on our natural satellite. “Two Japanese astronauts will participate in future American missions, and one of them will be the first non-American to land on the moon.”The US President made the announcement on Wednesday, April 10, during a joint press conference with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida.

He received the latter on a state visit to Washington “A huge success in the space sector”. He also confirmed that Japan will provide the United States with a Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter, a spacecraft for space exploration. The United States plans to return to the Moon as part of the Artemis program.

Artemis 3, the first mission to return astronauts to the moon, is scheduled for 2026. The first woman and first person of color are also planned to be sent to the moon, when the Apollo 12 program took men there. Everything is white, in 1969.