Joint Statement with Centre National d'Etudes Spatiales (CNES) and
German Aerospace Center (DLR) regarding Martian Moons eXploration
October 3, 2018 (JST)
National Research and Development Agency
Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA)
On October 3, National Research and Development Agency Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) announced a joint statement with Centre National d'Etudes Spatiales (CNES) and German Aerospace Center (DLR) regarding Martian Moons eXploration (MMX) currently under the initial study at JAXA.
To follow "MASCOT," a small lander jointly developed by DLR and CNES onboard the Asteroid Explorer "Hayabusa2," JAXA, CNES, and DLR together conducted studies of a rover to be onboard MMX and agreed that it would be jointly developed by CNES and DLR.
Joint Statement announced by
- Hiroshi Yamakawa, President, JAXA
- Jean-Yves Le Gall, President, CNES
- Pascale Ehrenfreund, Chair of the Executive Board DLR
DLR Ms. Pascale Ehrenfreund(left) and JAXA Mr. Hiroshi Yamakawa(Middlle), President Mr. Jean-Yves Le Gall (right)
