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27 April 2015updated 12 Oct 2023 10:59am

Japan joins list of nations planning on covering the Moon in robots over the next five years

The next five years will see a resurgence in lunar exploration, driven both by idealism and an economic incentive.

By Ian Steadman

(Photo By Once again, lunar exploration is a primary concern of the world's space agencies. Photo: Getty Images)

Japan’s space agency, Jaxa, has announced that it’s going to send an unmanned lander to the Moon in 2018, CNN reports:

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