The Japanese Space Program ft. Dr. Kate Kitagawa of JAXA (BONUS Artemis Rebroadcast)

About this episode

The episode features Dr. Kate Kitagawa discussing Japan's contributions to the global space race and the Artemis program.

With NASA's Artemis II mission sending humans around the Moon for the first time since the 70s, we're bringing back one of our favorite episodes from 2024. The Krewe sat down with Dr. Kate Kitagawa of JAXA for a fascinating look at Japan's role in the global space race: from SLIM's pinpoint lunar landing to Japan's partnership in the Artemis program and beyond. If the Moon is on your mind right now, this one's for you.

People in this episode

Guest: Dr. Kate Kitagawa

Topics covered

• space program
• Japan
• Artemis program
• lunar landing
• global space race

Keywords

• Japanese space program
• JAXA
• Artemis II
• lunar landing
• space exploration

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: JAXA, NASA

Places: Moon

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