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US Space Exploration and Cooperation with Japan: Pam Melroy / NASA Deputy Administrator (5x20)

Air date: Aug 06, 2024

In collaboration with its international partners, the US plans to return to the Moon with its Artemis program. NASA and Japan have agreed to advance sustainable human exploration of the Moon. Japan will develop a lunar rover, while NASA will offer Japanese astronauts the opportunity to land on the Moon's surface. How significant is the Japan-US space exploration alliance? And how is NASA strengthening cooperation with other Asian partners? NASA Deputy Administrator Pam Melroy offers details.