Japan and India
What are Japan and India doing on the Moon, and how do they fit into the two blocs?
Chapter summary
Both are Artemis Accords signatories and both have landed on the Moon recently.
Key takeaways
- 1
Japan's SLIM landed within about 100 metres of its target in January 2024, although on its nose; its commercial company ispace has crashed twice.
- 2
Japan has agreed to provide a pressurised rover, built with Toyota, in exchange for two landing opportunities for Japanese astronauts.
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India landed Chandrayaan-3 near the south pole in August 2023, plans a sample return (Chandrayaan-4) around 2028 and, with Japan, a polar rover mission (Chandrayaan-5/LUPEX).
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