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March 20th, 2018
JAXA-ESA Joint Statement Concerning Bilateral Cooperation

On March 3, 2018, on the occasion of the International Space Exploration Forum (ISEF2), the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) and the European Space Agency (ESA) held an Inter-Agency Meeting to discuss furthering their bilateral cooperation. In the meeting, JAXA and ESA announced a joint statement concerning the results of the studies of the Joint Working Groups established last May and future collaboration between the two agencies.

JAXA President Naoki Okumura (right) and ESA Director General, Prof. Johann-Dietrich Woerner (left).

Click here to read the full statement.