Japanese company’s launches moon lander
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Japanese company’s launches moon lander
Subject :Science and Technology
Context:
- A Japanese space startup has launched its own private lander to the Moon aboard a SpaceX rocket.
More about the news:
- Tokyo-based space tech startup Ispace’s lunar lander hitched a ride to the Moon on a SpaceX rocket along with a lunar rover from the United Arab Emirates.
- The ispace mission is called Hakuto, Japanese for white rabbit.
- The company Ispace designed its craft to use minimal fuel to save money and leave more room for cargo
- The Ispace lander will aim for Atlas crater in the northeastern section of the moon’s near side, more than 50 miles (87 kilometers) across and just over 1 mile (2 kilometers) deep.
- With its four legs extended, the lander is more than 7 feet (2.3 meters) tall.
- The lander is carrying an orange-sized sphere from the Japanese Space Agency that will transform into a wheeled robot on the moon.
More about UAE Rover’s:
- The rover, named Rashid after Dubai’s royal family, weighs just 22 pounds (10 kilograms) and will operate on the surface for about 10 days,