Japan Astronauts to Soon Join U.S. in Trip to Mars, Trump Says
- President says trips to Mars and moon will happen “very soon”
- The U.S. aims to challenge China in space exploration
Highlights of Trump’s Comments at Joint Press Conference
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The U.S. and Japan will “dramatically expand” their cooperation in outer space, with missions to Mars and the moon coming “very soon,” President Donald Trump said, as his administration challenges China for dominance beyond Earth’s orbit.
“Japan will join our mission to send U.S. astronauts to space,” Trump said during a joint news conference with Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in Tokyo on Monday. “We’ll be going to the moon, we’ll be going to Mars very, very soon. It’s very exciting. From a military standpoint, there is nothing more important right now than space.”