That Japan plans to send its astronauts on the moon, said earlier that representatives of various space agencies discussed the possibility of joint construction of the base in orbit of Earth’s natural satellite, but then these plans were not officially announced. Now Japanese newspaper “Yomiuri” has published a material in which confirmed the intention of the Japanese government, referring to influential sources in the ruling circles.
It is expected that Japan will participate in an international project and will be able to offer a number of their own developments that can be implemented during the construction of a lunar orbital base. It is noted that Japanese experts could assist the development of vehicles and shuttles for landing astronauts on the lunar surface. In addition, the Japanese have innovative research in the field of purification of water and air, which can also be used in the construction of the future station. Developments of Japanese experts and include their own technological solutions for docking of a transport spacecraft and space station modules.
All these developments are Japanese scientists not only can increase the prestige of the country in the space sector at the international level, but also allow Japan to be able to prepare and send into space its own astronauts.
Recall that in the early 2020s leading space Agency plan to start the construction of a modular lunar base Deep Space Gateway. It is assumed that countries-participants of the new project will be able to be able to send their astronauts on the lunar station in exchange for technology and integrated solutions, shared.
The Japanese will go to the moon in exchange for their technology
Vyacheslav Larionov