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TOKYO: Japan and the United States on Wednesday formally launched a plan to build a lunar orbiting outpost, a key part of a Nasa-led program to land astronauts on the Moon by 2024.
Japan will provide technical expertise in the construction of the Gateway, to be used by astronauts as a base for the Artemis lunar exploration program, under the memorandum of understanding between Japan and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration signed at the end of December, the Japanese Foreign Ministry said.
“Strengthening our international partnerships and commitments to Artemis puts humanity on a solid path to achieve our common goals of sustainable lunar exploration by the end of this decade,” Nasa…
