TOKYO — A Japanese space startup launched a spacecraft to the moon on Sunday (April 9) 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...
TOKYO — 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.
"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 who joined the gathering. Mission success would also be a milestone in space co-operation between Japan and the United States at a time when China is becoming increasingly competitive and rides on Russian rockets are no longer available in the wake of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
Next year is the Year of the Rabbit in the Asian calendar. The craft, assembled in Germany, is expected to land on the moon in late April.The company hopes this will be the first of many deliveries of government and commercial payloads. The ispace craft aims to put a small Nasa satellite into lunar orbit to search for water deposits before touching down in the Atlas Crater.
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