ispace (Hakuto-R) Mission 1, Japanese private lunar mission |
ispace (Hakuto-R) Mission 1, Japanese private lunar mission |
Oct 12 2022, 06:42 PM
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Solar System Cartographer Group: Members Posts: 10191 Joined: 5-April 05 From: Canada Member No.: 227 |
ispace (they don't capitalize the 'i') is a Japanese company which was associated with the old Google Lunar X Prize team Hakuto, which evolved from the original White Label Space GLXP team. It raised substantial funding and carried on after the demise of GLXP. The useful part of their website is:
https://ispace-inc.com/project/ They have a multi-mission project called HAKUTO-R (R for 'reboot', a revival of the GLXP team) and the first lander is built, tested and about to be shipped to Florida for a SpaceX launch in mid-November. It carries a rover called Rashid from the UAE and contributions from Canada as well as a Japanese rover. See this press release: https://ispace-inc.com/news/?p=2370 ispace's US subsidiary is associated with the Draper CLPS mission to Schrodinger basin, recently awarded, which will utilize a new lander from ispace larger than the Mission 1 lander. The landing site was said to be in Lacus Somniorum north of Mare Serenitatis, but recent reports say it has moved to Atlas crater nearby - whether in or near the crater I don't know. Launch is set for mid-November. -------------------- ... because the Solar System ain't gonna map itself.
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Apr 6 2023, 07:22 AM
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Solar System Cartographer Group: Members Posts: 10191 Joined: 5-April 05 From: Canada Member No.: 227 |
https://www.spacelaunchschedule.com/space-e...-lunar-landing/
This website says the Hakuto-R mission 1 landing will be on the 29th of this month. I don't know where that comes from, but it is 4 days after sunrise, which seems a bit late to me. Phil (PS tip for anyone who doesn't know this - you can visualize the location of the lunar terminator on Quickmap by choosing to show the overlay 'sunlit region' and then selecting any date or time you want) -------------------- ... because the Solar System ain't gonna map itself.
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