---
title: "AWS in Orbit: Building a resilient outernet."
description: A Japanese astronaut will join NASA on the Moon. ESA contracts Thales Alenia Space for ExoMars 2028. USSF shares a new commercial space strategy. And more.
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# [AWS in Orbit: Building a resilient outernet.](https://space.n2k.com/podcasts/t-minus/254)

 Written by [Maria Varmazis](https://space.n2k.com/podcasts/t-minus/author/maria-varmazis) | Apr 11, 2024 9:33:52 PM

Summary

A Japanese national will be the first non-American to land on the moon in an Artemis mission. The European Space Agency contracts Thales Alenia Space for the ExoMars 2028 mission. The US Space Force announces a new commercial space strategy, and more. 

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