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A Japanese person will be the first non-American to walk on the Moon, US President Joe Biden announces during a state visit by Japan's prime minister. US-Japan "ties stretch up to the Moon where two Japanese astronauts will join future American missions, and one will become the first non-American ever to land on the Moon," Biden says during a press conference at the White House. SOUNDBITE
Tokyo residents gather on the roof tops of the city's high-rise buildings to see the 'blood moon' eclipse in the clear night sky. IMAGES
People in Tokyo watch the longest partial lunar eclipse in 600 years from the rooftop of a highrise building. IMAGES
Images of the four astronauts coming out of SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule after a busy six months on the International Space Station, landing off the coast of Florida. IMAGES
US, Italian and Russian astronauts blast off into space in a launch coinciding with the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing. IMAGES