TOKYO, Sep 06 (Information On Japan) –
Area startup ‘ispace,’ aiming to attain the primary moon touchdown by a non-public Japanese firm, has introduced the completion of transporting its lunar rover from Luxembourg to Japan.
ispace transported the rover, named “Tenacious,” from its manufacturing base in Luxembourg to Japan in a specialised container.
The rover measures 54 cm in size and weighs roughly 5 kg. After the rover is mounted onto a lunar lander in Japan, it will likely be transported to the US. There, it’s scheduled to be launched aboard a rocket from American area firm SpaceX this winter.
The rover is anticipated to succeed in the moon in about 5 months, with the aim of accumulating lunar soil samples.
In April of final yr, ispace made its first try and land on the moon however was unsuccessful. This marks their second try at a lunar touchdown.
