The JAXA H2-A rocket is scheduled to take off on Sunday from Tanegashima Space Centre. Read more at straitstimes.com.
TOKYO – Japan will be the latest country to aim for the moon this weekend, just days after a Russian spacecraft collided with the lunar surface andThe Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency’s H2-A rocket is scheduled to take off on Sunday morning from Tanegashima Space Centre in southern Japan, carrying an advanced imaging satellite and a lightweight lander, expected to touch down on the moon in January or February.
“Landing on a moving celestial body is an incredibly important technology to master,” he said. While other space agencies have recovered from failed attempts, JAXA would have a difficult time bouncing back should it stumble again. “Japan only has one shot at this,” Prof Kasahara said.JAXA’s woes began in October 2022, when it abandoned the sixth launch of its Epsilon rocket mid-flight.
In February, the agency postponed the inaugural launch of the H3, JAXA’s successor to the H2-A, after a system malfunction between its main engine and side booster kept the rocket grounded. And then in July, the engine of an Epsilon S exploded during a ground test, causing flames and a pillar of smoke to consume a facility in northern Japan’s Akita Prefecture.
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