Japan to pick 2 astronauts from 7 candidates for Moon landing

Japan will select two astronauts to send to the Moon in 2028 or later from seven candidates after the Japanese science ministry and the U.S. space agency on Wednesday confirmed flight opportunity allocations in the U.S.-led Artemis Moon exploration program.Some of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency's candidates, including two trainees recruited in February last year, expressed their hope to be picked for the Artemis program and become the first non-American astronaut to land on the Moon."I will brush up my skills so that I will be selected as one of the Japanese astronauts to engage in …READ FULL ARTICLE