‘To succeed, we need not only JAXA, but also the cooperation of private companies. You don’t need to be a big company. As long as you have good ideas and passion, you can (contribute).’ — NASA’s attache in Asia, referring to the Artemis program for Moon exploration
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>The Artemis project, an international effort led by the United States aimed at advancing lunar exploration and eventually returning humans to the Moon by 2025, cannot succeed without Japan’s help, NASA’s attache in Asia said Friday.
>”To succeed, we need not only JAXA, but also the cooperation of private companies,” said Garvey McIntosh, referring to the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency. “You don’t need to be a big company. As long as you have good ideas and passion, you can (contribute).”
>As part of the Artemis program, the United States is aiming to return humans to the Moon for the first time since the U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration’s 1972 Apollo 17 mission.
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>During his special lecture at the International Space Industry Exhibition at Tokyo Big Sight, McIntosh praised Japan as having the “best technology in the field of sample return,” citing the successful Hayabusa2 mission that collected the world’s first-ever asteroid subsurface samples.
>In its second year, the International Space Industry Exhibition brings together public and private organizations involved in all aspects of space development, including lunar exploration, rocket and satellite manufacturing, and consumer-oriented space services.
>Organized by Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun Ltd., over 60 organizations were represented at the three-day event through Friday this year.
Kyodo, 3 Jan. 2023.