HAKUTO-R, two lunar exploration missions, ispace, inc., Shiba, Minato-ku, Tokyo, Japan

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Developer - ispace Inc. (https://pr.ai/showthread.php?t=20837)

ispace-inc.com/hakuto-r (https://ispace-inc.com/hakuto-r)

Hakuto (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hakuto) on Wikipedia

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https://youtu.be/MjW3kfoQbXs

HAKUTO-R: the world's first commercial Lunar exploration program

Dec 17, 2019


Powered by ispace, inc.

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Article "Japanese lunar start-up ispace reveals larger lander for missions starting in 2024 (https://www.cnbc.com/2021/08/24/japanese-lunar-start-up-ispace-reveals-series-2-lander-for-2024.html)"

by Michael Sheetz (https://www.linkedin.com/in/michaeljsheetz)
August 24, 2021

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https://youtu.be/heADFR59n-Y

Falcon 9 launches HAKUTO-R M1 and Lunar Flashlight

Dec 11, 2022


A SpaceX Falcon 9 launch vehicle launched HAKUTO-R M1 and Lunar Flashlight from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida, on 11 December 2022, at 07:38 UTC (02:38 EST). Following stage separation, Falcon 9’s first stage (B1073) landed on Landing Zone 1 (LZ-1) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, having previously supported four missions: SES-22 and three Starlink missions. ispace’s Hakuto-R M1 is the first privately-led Japanese mission to land on the lunar surface. NASA’s Lunar Flashlight is a very small satellite developed by Jet Propulsion Laboratory that will use near-infrared lasers and an onboard spectrometer to map ice in permanently shadowed regions near the Moon’s south pole.

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https://youtu.be/v6p7r-cwBHE

HAKUTO-R M1 Moon landing

Apr 25, 2023


ispace’s HAKUTO-R Mission 1 (M1) Lunar Lander has attempted to land on the Moon, in the Atlas Crater, on 25 April 2023, at 16:40 (UTC). HAKUTO-R M1 is the first privately-led Japanese mission designed to land on the lunar surface.
Credit: ispace
ispace HAKUTO-R Mission 1
HAKUTO-R M1 landing on the Moon
25 April 2023

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Article "Japan's ispace confirms that Hakuto-R failed its lunar landing (https://www.engadget.com/japans-ispace-confirms-that-hakuto-r-failed-its-lunar-landing-110531710.html)"
The spacecraft likely 'made a hard landing on the moon's surface.'

by Mariella Moon (https://twitter.com/mariella_moon)
April 26, 2023

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https://youtu.be/NMIwzNhpPh8

HAKUTO-R M1 impact site

May 23, 2023


Impact Site of ispace’s HAKUTO-R Mission 1 (M1) Lunar Lander
On 25 April 2023, the HAKUTO-R M1 Lunar Lander attempted to land on the Moon, in the Atlas Crater, but the communication between the lander and the Mission Control Center was lost. On 26 April 2023, NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) spacecraft acquired ten images around the landing site. The images shows at least four prominent pieces of debris and several small changes