Japan's space agency has announced the ten applicants that will advance to its final round of screening to take part in an international lunar exploration project.
The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, or JAXA, is conducting its first recruitment in 13 years. The announcement attracted a record 4,127 applicants. By September, JAXA had narrowed the list to 50.
Applicants were then given English language interviews and physical fitness tests to reach a final ten.
JAXA said on Friday that 8 men and 2 women are advancing to the final screening. They include one person below the age of 30, seven in their 30s and two in their 40s.
The ten finalists will take interviews and exams in Japan and overseas from January to check their ability and suitability for spacecraft operation.
The new astronauts are expected to board a new space station orbiting the moon, and even step onto the lunar surface.
Science minister Nagaoka Keiko said the final decision will be made by late February.
The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, or JAXA, is conducting its first recruitment in 13 years. The announcement attracted a record 4,127 applicants. By September, JAXA had narrowed the list to 50.
Applicants were then given English language interviews and physical fitness tests to reach a final ten.
JAXA said on Friday that 8 men and 2 women are advancing to the final screening. They include one person below the age of 30, seven in their 30s and two in their 40s.
The ten finalists will take interviews and exams in Japan and overseas from January to check their ability and suitability for spacecraft operation.
The new astronauts are expected to board a new space station orbiting the moon, and even step onto the lunar surface.
Science minister Nagaoka Keiko said the final decision will be made by late February.
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Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) announced its final ten candidates for an international lunar exploration project, following a 13-year recruitment process attracting a record 4,127 applicants. The finalists include eight men and two women aged between 30 and 40, with one under 30. JAXA
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URL: https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20221224_01/
Date: Dec. 24, 2022
Created: 2022/12/25 07:32
Updated: 2025/12/09 09:59
Last Read: 2022/12/25 07:34