Japan plans to put a man on the moon around 2030, according to a new proposal by the government’s Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) .
In December 2016, China announced plans to land a rover on Mars by 2020 as well as a manned mission to the Moon at some point in the future.
In the first half of 2018, India plans to launch its second unmanned lunar mission — in 2008, it became the fourth country to plant its flag on the moon after the US, Russia and China.
For now, Indian manned missions aren’t being pursued. India sent a probe to Mars in 2014.
Multinational mission
The JAXA proposal was put to a panel at Japan’s Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, which is in charge of the direction of the country’s space exploration.
