Astronaut Koichi Wakata: Private Sector to Drive Progress in Space; What is Japan’s Role Going Forward?

By Yusuke Tomiyama / Yomiuri Shimbun Correspondent
13:25 JST,
June 19, 2024
WASHINGTON — Astronaut Koichi Wakata said that activities in low Earth orbit will be led by the private sector as countries focus on lunar exploration, during an online interview with The Yomiuri Shimbun. Wakata also said that he wants to contribute to the development of manned space activities by w...
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