Japan's next lunar lander has entered orbit around the Moon

Japan's next lunar lander has entered orbit around the Moon

iSpace will soon be making its next lunar landing attempt after its Hakuto-R lander took the long way to arrive at the Moon. The lander completed a major milestone this week by entering the Moon’s orbit after a long, multi-month trip. more…

All that remains is for the lander produced by Ispace to land on the lunar surface, a very delicate maneuver, which has already hampered a previous mission by the Japanese company. The arrival of the Hakuto-R module on the Moon is scheduled for early June.