Japan intends to recruit astronauts for the moon landing to participate in the US “Artemis” lunar exploration program

According to the Japanese media “Japan Broadcasting Association” (NHK), on October 23, the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology Ogiuda Koichi stated that Japan intends to recruit moon landing astronauts to participate in the ” Artemis” lunar exploration project .

It is reported that the “Artemis” lunar exploration program is led by the United States. The program intends to send astronauts to the surface of the moon from 2024, and use it to conduct exploration and research on the moon. The program has not yet determined which country to send Astronauts perform the moon landing, which means that the plan for Japanese astronauts to land on the moon needs to be finalized by the United States.

Naijatechnews.com learned that, according to statistics from the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, Japan currently has 7 astronauts, but the average age has reached 51 years old, obviously unable to implement the above-mentioned moon landing plan. In response, the Japanese government plans to recruit a new generation of astronauts next fall.