Ispace Plans Moon Landing Attempt As Soon As April 25

Ispace’s lunar lander took this picture of the Moon’s eastern rim and craters Petavius, Vendelinus and Langrenus.

Credit: ispace
Ispace of Japan plans to attempt touching down on the Moon with its Hakuto-R Mission 1 lunar lander as soon as April 25 at 16:40 UTC. The spacecraft entered lunar orbit on March 21, and since April 12 has been in an elliptical orbit of the Moon, with a closest approach–a periapsis–of about 62 mi....
Garrett Reim

Based in the Seattle area, Garrett covers the space sector and advanced technologies that are shaping the future of aerospace and defense, including space startups, advanced air mobility and artificial intelligence.

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