SpaceX Is Preparing to Launch The World's First Private Lunar Lander

SpaceX is set Wednesday to launch the first private – and Japanese – lander to the Moon.

Hakuto was one of five finalists in the international Google Lunar XPrize competition, a challenge to land a rover on the Moon before a 2018 deadline, which ended without a winner. But some of the projects are still ongoing.

ispace, which has just 200 employees, says it"aims to extend the sphere of human life into space and create a sustainable world by providing high-frequency, low-cost transportation services to the Moon". The US space agency wants to develop the lunar economy in the coming years by building a space station in orbit around the Moon and a base on the surface.

We have summarized this news so that you can read it quickly. If you are interested in the news, you can read the full text here. Read more:

ScienceAlert /  🏆 63. in US

Australia Latest News, Australia Headlines

Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.

Japanese company aims to put first private lander on Moon, with UAE rover on boardJapanese company aims to put first private lander on Moon, with UAE rover on board
Read more »

SpaceX Set to Launch Private Moon Lander, Along with NASA 'Flashlight' ProbeIf it lands safely, ispace’s Hakuto-R M1 will be the first privately led lander to operate on the Moon, signaling a new era in lunar exploration.
Read more »

How to watch SpaceX launch NASA’s Lunar Flashlight mission | Digital TrendsNASA’s LunarFlashlight satellite will search the moon's surface for water ice in places that haven't seen sunlight in billions of years.
Read more »

Watch SpaceX launch Japanese moon lander, UAE rover early WednesdayLiftoff is scheduled for 3:39 a.m. EST on Wednesday (Nov. 30).
Read more »

International Space Station crew gets belated Thanksgiving treats from SpaceX launchAfter a weather-related postponement, a SpaceX cargo ship blasted into space this past weekend with an extra special something on board.
Read more »

NASA Assesses Launch Pad for Damage After Launch of the World’s Most Powerful RocketFollowing the successful Artemis I liftoff of the world’s most powerful rocket from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, teams carefully assessed the mobile launcher and infrastructure at Launch Pad 39B. Engineers have determined that the overall mobile launcher and pad systems all performed as d
Read more »