Rather ambitious intentions of the Japanese astronauts have become famous once was published the new work plan of the Japanese aerospace exploration Agency (JAXA), previously approved by the government.
Press Secretary JAXA told CNN that talk of launching its own missiles and other is not, the Japanese are now considering to be on the moon with manned spacecraft, the international space mission. Place for a Japanese astronaut in a manned probe expect to receive in exchange for existing technology JAXA.
The details of the plan will be known after carrying out of the International forum for space research, which will be held in Japan next spring, but a spokesman for JAXA said that the launch preparations for the mission planned for 2025.
The moon is of interest not only to the Japanese. Recently, China announced that in the future will have not only flight, but also build there a functioning lunar base. This will happen a little later, as Chinese astronauts are fully to launch his space station, but also in the foreseeable future.
Japan will send a man to the moon in 2030
Vyacheslav Larionov