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In an agreement confirmed earlier today, Japan will tap one of its astronauts to join an upcoming NASA Artemis mission to the Moon. Should it happen, that would make the unnamed Japanese astronaut the first first non-American astronaut to land on the lunar surface.

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An artist's concept of what lunar mining could look like. An astronaut is seen taking measurements in the foreground while rovers and various instruments are in the background of the illustration. The scene is set on the surface of the moon.
An artist's illustration of what mining on the moon might look like.
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four astronauts in orange spacesuits pose for portrait
The crew of NASA’s Artemis II mission (left to right): NASA astronauts Christina Hammock Koch, Reid Wiseman (seated), Victor Glover, and Canadian Space Agency astronaut Jeremy Hansen.
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China's Chang'e-4 lunar probe, taken by the Yutu-2 moon rover, on the far side of the moon.
China's Chang'e-4 lunar probe, taken by the Yutu-2 moon rover, on the far side of the moon.