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Japan’s ispace launches commercial moon lander, in potential world first

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Japan’s ispace launches commercial moon lander, in potential world first

[ad_1] A Japanese space startup launched a spacecraft to the moon on Sunday after several delays, a step toward what would be a first for the nation and for a private company. A Japanese space startup launched a spacecraft to the moon on Sunday after several delays, a step toward what would be a first for the nation and for a private company. ispace Inc's HAKUTO-R mission took off without incident from Cape Canaveral, Florida, after two postponements caused by inspections of its SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket. More than a hundred people at a viewing party in Tokyo roared in applause when the rocket fired and lifted into the dark skies. "I'm so happy. After repeated delays, it's good that we had a proper launch today," said Yuriko Takeda, a 28-year old worker at an electronics company w...

SpaceX postpones mission to put Japanese lander on Moon

[ad_1] SpaceX on Wednesday postponed by one day a mission to launch the first private and Japanese lander to the Moon. SpaceX on Wednesday postponed by one day a mission to launch the first private -- and Japanese -- lander to the Moon. A Falcon 9 rocket is now scheduled to blast off at 3:37 am (0837 GMT) Thursday from Cape Canaveral, Florida. SpaceX said on Twitter that the delay was to carry out more pre-flight checks. Until now, only the United States, Russia and China have managed to put a robot on the lunar surface. The mission, by Japanese company ispace, is the first of a program called Hakuto-R. The lander would touch down around April 2023 on the visible side of the Moon, in the Atlas crater, according to a company statement. Measuring just over 2 by 2.5 meters, it c...

Japanese company aims to put first private lander on Moon, with UAE rover on board

[ad_1] SpaceX is set Wednesday to launch the first private -- and Japanese -- lander to the Moon. SpaceX is set Wednesday to launch the first private -- and Japanese -- lander to the Moon. A Falcon 9 rocket is scheduled to blast off at 3:39 am (0839 GMT) from Cape Canaveral, Florida, with a backup date on Thursday. Until now, only the United States, Russia and China have managed to put a robot on the lunar surface. The mission, by Japanese company ispace, is the first of a program called Hakuto-R. The lander would touch down around April 2023 on the visible side of the Moon, in the Atlas crater, according to a company statement. Measuring just over 2 by 2.5 meters, it carries on board a 10-kilogram rover named Rashid, built by the United Arab Emirates. The oil-rich country is...