Japan, US Says Will Put First Japanese Astronaut on Moon As Allies Deepen

Japan, US Says Will Put First Japanese Astronaut on Moon As Allies Deepen
Japan and the United States says want to put the first Japanese astronaut on the Moon as the allies deepen cooperation on space projects. No non-American has ever touched down on the lunar surface, and Japan has previously said it hopes to achieve a Moon landing by the end of this decade.