
Tokyo company aims to be 1st business to put lander on moon
https://apnews.com/article/moon-landing-spacecraft-japan-uae-555ec67e1150f8008b65243e3a6179d2
A Japanese company is about to attempt what no other private business has done: land on the moon.
Tokyo’s ispace company put its own spacecraft into orbit around the moon a month ago. On Tuesday, flight controllers will direct the craft, named Hakuto, Japanese for white rabbit, to descend from 60 miles (100 kilometers) high and land.
Tokyo company aims to be 1st business to put lander on moon
Apr 25, 2023, 4:13am UTC
https://apnews.com/article/moon-landing-spacecraft-japan-uae-555ec67e1150f8008b65243e3a6179d2
> A Japanese company is about to attempt what no other private business has done: land on the moon.
> Tokyo’s ispace company put its own spacecraft into orbit around the moon a month ago. On Tuesday, flight controllers will direct the craft, named Hakuto, Japanese for white rabbit, to descend from 60 miles (100 kilometers) high and land.