TOKYO: Japan plans to launch an unmanned mission to the moon as a stepping stone to a future visit to Mars, officials and local media said.
The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (Jaxa) unveiled the plan for a moon lander to a council of the Cabinet office and the ministry of education, culture, sports science and technology, an agency official said yesterday.
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