An astronaut is landing on the moon. For the first time, it won't be an American - eviltoast
  • jeffw@lemmy.worldOP
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    7 months ago

    This isn’t about the rocket, it’s about the national origin and the space agency that sent the person

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      7 months ago

      Ok, but the space agency in charge is…still NASA. These aren’t American astronauts doing a ride-along on a Japanese mission, it’s literally the opposite.

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          7 months ago

          The article mentions the agency and OP brought agencies into the conversation in the message I replied to. I wouldn’t have hit on it otherwise.