Ispace, a Tokyo-based lunar exploration company, has unveiled details for its second lunar mission, SMBC x HAKUTO-R Mission 2, during a keynote address. The Resilience lunar lander, developed by ispace, will utilise a low-energy trajectory similar to its predecessor in Mission 1. Graphic: ispace “Mission 2 represents our continued commitment to the lunar economy,” said Takeshi Hakamada, Founder & CEO …
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Japan’s iSpace is a startup that may become the first commercial player to land on the moon. A Japanese space startup called iSpace will try to land on the Moon this week, in one of their modules. Others in the works are a result of NASA’s Commercial Lunar Payload Services Programme, which was launched in 2018 to engage the private …
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