Japan’s Spacecraft Launched with SpaceX Rocket

Japanese space organization ispace Inc. launched a spacecraft to the Moon today after several delays. This launch spacecraft is a first for the company and for Japan, as well as the start of a mission that will be pioneering in many ways.

ispace Inc’s HAKUTO-R landing craft carrying a United Arab Emirates reconnaissance vehicle, SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket It was successfully launched into space today from Cape Canaveral, Florida, after its launch was delayed twice, and from a hub in Tokyo. ispace Inc employees watched the launch with shouts of happiness and applause.

So why is the launch of this lander so important?

The national space agencies of the United States, Russia and China have managed to soft landing on Earth’s closest neighbor and satellite, the Moon, in the past 50 years. No private company had ever done this before.

The successful launch of this launch and the start of the space mission is a sign of space relations between Japan and the United States. seen as a milestone. Because as you know China and Russia have started to become serious rivals to the USA in this regard.

The name HAKUTO refers to the white rabbit living on the moon in Japanese culture, as opposed to the Western depiction of the man on the moon. next year too Year of the Rabbit in the Asian calendar. Therefore, a flight that had a spiritual meaning for the Japanese people took place. The forthcoming Hakuto assembled in Germany It is expected to land on the Moon in April.

ispace Inc hopes the Moon mission will be the first of many deliveries of government and commercial cargo. The ispace rover aims to place a small NASA satellite into lunar orbit to search for the puddles before landing in Atlas Crater.

Privately funded ispace has a contract with NASA to carry payloads to the Moon from 2025, and the company aims to establish a permanently staffed lunar colony by 2040. What are you thinking? Please do not forget to share your thoughts with us in the comments.