On March 4th, Japanese space startup ispace announced it will attempt to land a lunar lander on June 6th, following a failed first attempt in 2023.
If successful, this would be the first time a private Japanese company has achieved this feat.
iSpace's Resilience lander lifted off from the Cape Canaveral spaceport in Florida on January 15th. Its mission is to deliver a rover and experimental equipment to the northern hemisphere of the Moon. The lander is expected to enter lunar orbit in early May of this year.
ispace aims to land its lander near the center of the Mare Frigoris area at 4:24 AM on June 6th (Japan time).
In April 2023, the company made its first attempt to land its lander on the Moon, but it was unsuccessful.
ispace CEO Takeshi Hakamada said the spacecraft's operation has improved significantly and it is now in good condition. The company is confident the spacecraft will land successfully.
Previously, in February 2024, the American company Intuitive Machines became the first private company to successfully land a lunar lander on the surface of the Moon. The lander from the American company Firefly Aerospace, launched with the same rocket as ispace's Resilience lander in January, successfully landed on the Moon on February 28th. This lander landed on the Moon via a different trajectory than ispace's lander.
According to Hoang Nhat/VNA
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