Japanese lunar lander company ispace on schedule for 2021 first mission
WASHINGTON —
Japanese lunar lander company ispace
says it’s on track to launch its first mission in 2021 while supporting an American partner on potential NASA missions.
In an interview during the 70th International Astronautical Congress (IAC) here Oct. 23,
Takeshi Hakamada, founder and chief executive of Tokyo-based ispace,
said the company was currently during structural testing for the first of its Hakuto-R series of landers it plans to fly to the moon.
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