Regarding the examination to select new Japanese astronauts who will participate in international lunar exploration projects, JAXA = Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency announced that 10 men and women will advance to the final selection starting at the beginning of the year.

JAXA is conducting the selection test for Japanese astronauts for the first time in 13 years, and out of the 4,127 applicants, the largest number ever, 50 will be selected by September this year, including document screening and online presentation tests. is passing through



JAXA further narrowed down the candidates through interviews in English and physical fitness tests, and announced on the 23rd that a total of 10 men and women would advance to the final selection.



Of these,

8

were

male


and

2


were female

.

The 10 finalists will go through tests and interviews in Japan and overseas to confirm the necessary qualifications for astronauts from January of the new year, and the successful applicants will be decided around February.

The newly selected astronauts may

work on a new space station to be built around the

▽ moon, and may even land on the moon.













Regarding this, Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology Nagaoka said, ``By the end of February next year, candidates will be selected for activities on the International Space Station (ISS) and lunar exploration. I hope that," he said.