{"id":285101,"date":"2023-01-13T21:34:00","date_gmt":"2023-01-14T02:34:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/?migration=converted-node-485060"},"modified":"2023-11-24T09:02:23","modified_gmt":"2023-11-24T14:02:23","slug":"us-japan-sign-space-collaboration-agreement-at-nasa-headquarters","status":"publish","type":"press-release","link":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/news-release\/us-japan-sign-space-collaboration-agreement-at-nasa-headquarters\/","title":{"rendered":"US, Japan Sign Space Collaboration Agreement at NASA Headquarters"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"\" class=\"hds-media hds-module wp-block-image\"><div class=\"margin-left-auto margin-right-auto nasa-block-align-inline\"><div class=\"hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto\"><figure class=\"hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-none \"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/52625859518_fa0ce3b298_k.jpg\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1621\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/52625859518_fa0ce3b298_k.jpg?w=2048\" class=\"attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048\" alt=\"U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, front left, and Japan\u2019s Minister for Foreign Affairs, Hayashi Yoshimasa, front right, shake hands after signing an agreement Friday, Jan. 13, 2023. \" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/52625859518_fa0ce3b298_k.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/52625859518_fa0ce3b298_k.jpg?resize=300,237 300w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/52625859518_fa0ce3b298_k.jpg?resize=768,608 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/52625859518_fa0ce3b298_k.jpg?resize=1024,811 1024w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/52625859518_fa0ce3b298_k.jpg?resize=1536,1216 1536w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/52625859518_fa0ce3b298_k.jpg?resize=400,317 400w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/52625859518_fa0ce3b298_k.jpg?resize=600,475 600w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/52625859518_fa0ce3b298_k.jpg?resize=900,712 900w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/52625859518_fa0ce3b298_k.jpg?resize=1200,950 1200w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/52625859518_fa0ce3b298_k.jpg?resize=2000,1583 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" loading=\"eager\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<p>During an event hosted by NASA Administrator Bill Nelson and Deputy Administrator Pam Melroy at the agency\u2019s Headquarters in Washington Friday, representatives from the United States and Japan gathered to sign an agreement that builds on a long history of collaboration in space exploration between the two nations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>U.S. Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken and Japan\u2019s Minister for Foreign Affairs Hayashi Yoshimasa signed the agreement on behalf of the United States and Japan, respectively.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe future of space is collaborative,\u201d said Blinken. \u201cThrough this agreement, our nations have strengthened our partnership in space and here on Earth. We will go farther and learn even more together.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The signing is a highlight of Prime Minister Kishida Fumio\u2019s visit to Washington, his first since taking office in 2021.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI expect this agreement to vigorously promote Japan-U.S. space cooperation and expand areas of cooperation for the Japan-U.S. alliance, which is stronger than ever before,\u201d said Kishida.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Among the other witnesses in attendance were U.S. Ambassador to Japan Rahm Emanuel, Japanese Ambassador to the U.S. Tomita Koji, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency President (JAXA) Yamakawa Hiroshi, and Deputy Assistant to the President and Executive Secretary of the National Space Council Chirag Parikh. NASA astronaut Anne McClain and JAXA astronaut Hoshide Akihiko also participated in the event.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cFrom low-Earth orbit to the Moon and beyond, Japan is one of NASA\u2019s most significant international partners, and this latest framework agreement will allow us to further collaborate across our agencies\u2019 broad portfolios in exploration, science, and research,\u201d said Nelson.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Known as the \u201cFramework Agreement Between the Government of Japan and the Government of the United States of America for Cooperation in Space Exploration and Use of Outer Space, Including the Moon and Other Celestial Bodies, For Peaceful Purposes,\u201d this pact recognizes a mutual interest in peaceful exploration. It completes work from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/press-release\/president-biden-nasa-to-welcome-japanese-astronaut-aboard-gateway\">President Joe Biden<\/a>\u2019s May 2022 visit to Japan and the September 2022 visit to Tokyo of Vice President Kamala Harris, chair of the National Space Council.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Strengthening the space collaboration between the U.S. and Japan is a priority for both.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThis signing symbolizes not just the exploration of space, but also the partnership and the friendship between the United States and Japan,\u201d said Emanuel. \u201cThis is a new beginning.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The framework covers a broad swath of joint activities between the countries, including space science, Earth science, space operations and exploration, aeronautical science and technology, space technology, space transportation, safety and mission assurance, and much more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI hope that Japan-U.S. space cooperation will further deepen based on this agreement, as it will benefit the future of humanity,\u201d said Hayashi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>NASA and the Government of Japan finalized a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/press-release\/nasa-japan-announce-gateway-contributions-space-station-extension\">previous agreement<\/a> in November 2022 confirming Japan\u2019s contributions to Gateway as part of a commitment to long-term lunar exploration cooperation with NASA under the Artemis program. Japan also was one of the original signatories of the Artemis Accords.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Photos from the event are available at: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\nhttps:\/\/flic.kr\/s\/aHBqjAo9We\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>-end-<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>During an event hosted by NASA Administrator Bill Nelson and Deputy Administrator Pam Melroy at the agency\u2019s Headquarters in Washington Friday, representatives from the United States and Japan gathered to sign an agreement that builds on a long history of collaboration in space exploration between the two nations. U.S. Secretary of State Antony J. 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