NASA Administrator explores potential Artemis collaborations with Japan by Staff Writers Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Sep 25, 2019
NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine met with Hiroshi Yamakawa, president of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA), on Sept. 24 in Tokyo to discuss future bilateral cooperation and JAXA's potential participation in NASA's Artemis program. "We have committed to continuing the close dialogue that has been the hallmark of collaboration between our two agencies," Bridenstine said. "The Moon is the first major step to putting astronauts on Mars. Expanding collaboration between NASA and JAXA to advance human lunar surface activities ultimately will lead to further exploration of Mars - something that will benefit not only our two countries, but all of humanity." They identified several areas in which the United States and Japan can extend scientific and technological cooperation to advance sustainable exploration of the Moon, including on the lunar Gateway and the Moon's surface. They also discussed the possibility of NASA collaboration on JAXA's Smart Lander for Investigating the Moon (SLIM) mission, and JAXA's plans to launch CubeSats to launch on NASA's Artemis I mission. Read the Joint Statement on Cooperation in Lunar Exploration here
Audit faults NASA for failing to detect schedule delays for moon return Washington (Sputnik) Sep 19, 2019 NASA's push to return humans to the Moon by 2024 is threatened by a failure to account for schedule delays and cost overruns, the General Accountability Office said in a report on Wednesday. "For example, NASA should enhance contract management and oversight to improve program outcomes," the report said. "NASA's past approach in this area has left it ill-positioned to identify early warning signs of impending schedule delays and cost growth or reap the benefits of competition." The report re ... read more
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