
Japan firm signs with SpaceX for lunar missions
Tokyo (AFP) Sept 26, 2018 - A Japanese start-up is to send spacecraft to the moon in a deal signed with Elon Musk's SpaceX, the Tokyo-based firm said Wednesday.
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