For the First Time, a Private Company Will Land on the Moon [Video]

Today is an important day for humanity’s space adventure. As a Japan-based company ispacewill attempt to land on the Moon as of 18:00. We can explain why this is important as follows: If there are no problems For the first time in history, a private companywill have officially landed on the Moon.

The Japanese are part of the Hakuto-R mission for this particular mission. M1 They developed a spacecraft called the This spacecraft was launched into space with SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket on December 11, 2022, and has been orbiting the Moon since March. Here today, this spacecraft to land on the moon it will work.

You can watch ispace’s moon landing mission right below

What kind of company is ispace, exactly?

in 2010 Founded in Tokyo, the company has been working for a while to develop robotic spacecraft. The spacecraft called M1 is one of the first fruits of these studies.

What does ispace aim for?

The number one aim of the Japanese company, low cost to act as a space transport company. In other words, this company wants to send cargo and rockets to space just like SpaceX. It is also intended to be an alternative for space missions such as exploration missions. Today’s task is for all this a concrete start will be.

What will M1 do by landing on the Moon?

If M1 can successfully land on the Moon the burden he carries with him It will leave the lunar surface. So what loads are there? The Japan Space Exploration Agency (JAXA) has developed a robot called SORA-Q for this mission. Also, the United Arab Emirates 22 kilograms The lunar observation vehicle Rashid will also be left on the Moon with the M1.

Where will M1 land on the Moon?

According to the official statement, M1 is located in the northeastern quadrant of the Moon. Atlas It will try to land in a crater named. ispace was used to measure the capacity of the spacecraft of this crater. specially selected announced.

Israel has attempted an unsuccessful Moon landing in the past

It is the first time that private companies are trying to land on the Moon not happening. In 2019, SpaceIL, an Israel-based company, tried to land a spacecraft called “Beresheet” on the Moon, but failed. Spacecraft, crashing into the lunar surface has become unusable.