HAKUTO R mission 1

“The Moon is a Harsh Mistress", by Robert Heinlein, was not just the most influential novel about the Moon published in the 20th century. It was also the one with the raciest title. In the…

A Japanese company tried to land its own spacecraft on the moon early Wednesday, but its fate was unknown as flight controllers lost contact with it moments before the planned touchdown.Flight controllers peered at their screens in Tokyo, expressionless, as the minutes went by with still no word from the lander. A webcast commentator urged everyone to be patient, as the controllers investigated what might have happened. “Everyone, please give us a few minutes to confirm,” he urged.If successful, the company ispace would…

A private Japanese moon mission failed on Tuesday after…

A Japanese private space company, ispace, can potentially create history today, April 25. The firm will be attempting its maiden lunar landing later today and if it is successful, it will become the first private organization to achieve this feat. So far, the Moon landing is an achievement that only government-backed space organizations have been able to successfully complete. The historic mission will see the Hakuto-R Mission 1 lander gradually begin its descent into the lunar surface in just a few hours.As per reports,…

The two astronomers had tracked NASA's Lunar Flashlight satellite by using a remote 0.5-meter telescope in Australia. NASA launched the Lunar Surface Flashlight Mission on December 11, 2022, it is a mission planned to use lasers to find out surface water ice inside craters at the moon's south pole, which is a part of the moon in permanent shadowed. On the same day, another private HAKUTO-R spacecraft mission was launched. In a significant achievement, on their journey towards the moon, both the spacecraft were…