NASA and JAXA have signed the new contract on cooperation

NASA has concluded the new agreement with the Japanese colleagues. The parties will continue collaboration over a number of projects and also plan new missions. The joint research concerns studying of satellites of Mars by means of a mission of MMX which Japan plans to start in 2020. Also the joint research of asteroids, the atmospheres of the Sun and work on creation of the new x-ray telescope for studying of evolution of the Universe and dark matter will continue.

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