<div>Japan made history last month when it became the fifth nation to soft land on the moon. What’s more, they landed it close to their target, a feat that could be a gamechanger for space travel. This week we discuss the science and the politics behind Japan’s lunar landing. 

<strong>On this episode:</strong>
Joel Tansey: <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/author/182/joel-tansey/">Articles</a> | <a href="https://twitter.com/JoelTanseyJT">X</a>
Tomoko Otake: <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/author/3264/tomoko-otake/">Articles</a> | <a href="https://twitter.com/Tomoko_Otake">X</a>
Gabriel Dominguez: <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/author/3151/gabriel-dominguez/">Articles</a> | <a href="https://twitter.com/DominLemin">X</a>

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<a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/01/20/japan/science-health/japan-slim-lands-on-moon/">Japan makes history as spacecraft lands on the moon</a> (Tomoko Otake and Joel Tansey, The Japan Times)</li>
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<a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2023/12/21/japan/jaxa-slim-moon-mission/">One small step for a JAXA spacecraft, one giant leap for exploration</a>  (Elizabeth Tasker, The Japan Times)</li>
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<a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/01/22/japan/science-health/jaxa-lunar-mission-analysis/">Japan’s moonshot may mark breakthrough for future lunar missions</a> (Gabriel Dominguez, The Japan Times)</li>
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<a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/10/08/world/science-health/global-space-race-moon/">Geopolitics in space: Why great powers are scrambling for the moon</a> (Gabriel Dominguez, The Japan Times)</li>
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<a href="https://www.youtube.com/live/nvXLt3ET9mE?feature=shared">SLIM Moon Landing Live & Press Conference</a> (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, YouTube)</li>
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<a href="https://www.takaratomy.co.jp/products/space-toy/flagshipmodel/">SORA-Q Flagship Model</a> (Takara Tomy)</li>
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<a href="https://edu.jaxa.jp/en/contents/slimthe-pinpoint-moon-landing-game-english.html">SLIM: The pinpoint moon landing game</a> (JAXA Space Education Center)</li>
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<a href="https://www.state.gov/artemis-accords/#:~:text=Co%2Dled%20for%20the%20United,Kingdom%20and%20the%20United%20States">Artemis Accords</a> (U.S. Dept. of State)</li>
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<strong>Photo:</strong> <em> The Smart Lander for Investigating Moon (SLIM) is seen on the surface of the moon in an image released Jan. 25. </em>|<em> JAPAN AEROSPACE EXPLORATION AGENCY (JAXA), TAKARA TOMY, SONY GROUP, DOSHINSHA UNIVERSITY/ VIA REUTERS </em>
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