ispace Releases Technical Cause Analysis for HAKUTO-R Mission 2
The analysis identifies an anomaly in the Laser Range Finder (LRF) that resulted in the hard landing.
ispace Releases Technical Cause Analysis for HAKUTO-R Mission 2
The analysis identifies an anomaly in the Laser Range Finder (LRF) that resulted in the hard landing.
Officials at the #Tokyo headquarters of #Ispace said on Friday morning local time that they had not been able to get in contact with the #Resilience spacecraft and presumed it had crashed in the northern hemisphere of the lunar near side https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/05/science/moon-landing-ispace-japan.html
Moon landing coverage starts in about 2 hours
After landing, the ispace RESILIENCE lander will have about 14 earth days (one lunar day) to complete its mission, before night falls, bringing darkness and brutally cold temperatures.
Similar to other recent robotic landers, RESILIENCE is powered by solar cells and will not have sufficient energy storage to survive the lunar night.
Welcome to our Live Coverage of the iSpace Mission 2 Lunar landing of Hakuto R2.
Our live coverage will start Thursday, June 5, 2025 at 20:00 CEST https://ticker.nemethstarproductions.eu/?page_id=2376
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#ispace live stream of #RESILIENCE’s landing attempt on the #Moon on
Jun 05, 2025 19:24 UTC https://www.youtube.com/live/BVSMXQPeTcw
When space startup Ispace attempts its second lunar landing on June 6, CEO Takeshi Hakamada will be witnessing the next chapter of a journey that began decades ago and extends far into the future. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/05/07/japan/science-health/ispace-ceo-hakamada-interview/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #sciencehealth #startups #moon #ispace #space
Japanese space startups continue to take on adventurous challenges amid intensifying international competition for technological development, with the private sector taking over the lead role in space development. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/03/26/japan/japan-startups-space-development/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #space #tech #startups #investments #ispace #astroscaleholdings #interstellartechnologies
Japanese startup Ispace set a June 6 target touchdown date for its moon lander, following the success of its rocket "rideshare" buddy, a spacecraft from a U.S. firm. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/03/04/japan/japan-space-startup-moon-landing-date/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #ispace #space #moon #rockets
Tokyo-based moon exploration company Ispace is heartened by signs the United States and Japan will remain on course for joint lunar missions, amid growing uncertainties in U.S. space policies under Trump 2.0. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/02/13/japan-moon-firm-ispace-upbeat/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #ispace #takeshihakamada #moon #space #artemis #nasa
Here is a closer look at the ispace HAKUTO-R Mission 2 landing site in Mare Frigoris. The landing site, at 56.0°N 1.4°E, seems to be located in a shallow depression in a fairly flat area.
https://quickmap.lroc.asu.edu/?camera=953114.2092%2C108592.7311%2C1491170.5788%2C0.1947%2C-0.8132%2C-0.5484%2C0.6746%2C-0.2948%2C0.6767%2C60&showGraticule=true&queryOpts=N4IgLghgRiBcIBMKRAXyA&features=1.40000000%2C56.00000000&layers=NrBsFYBoAZIRnpEBmZcAsjYIHYFcAbAyAbwF8BdC0ypcOKbRFOOZRBaAOnXfyJpVBFIA&proj=22
#ispace #HAKUTOR
13/n
#Firefly Aerospace’s #BlueGhost expected to touch down
in March, #ispace’s #Resilience
in May or June https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3294846/private-us-japanese-lunar-landers-head-moon-single-rocket
A new year of lunar exploration kicked off early Wednesday, when two robotic landers and a small rover began their journeys to the moon. A SpaceX rocket lifted off at 1:11 a.m. ET from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, launching two separate, uncrewed missions to the lunar surface. NBC News reports:
https://www.nbcnews.com/science/space/spacex-launch-two-moon-landers-rcna186573
Japanese space startup Ispace has successfully launched its second lunar lander, Resilience, in Florida, marking a critical step in the company’s quest to achieve a moon landing. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/01/15/japan/science-health/ispace-lunar-mission/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #sciencehealth #ispace #moon #space #rockets #nasa #startups
Both landers will land on the near side of the moon. The landing site locations are shown in the lunar map below.
1. Firefly Aerospace Blue Ghost landing site: Mare Crisium, 18.56°N 61.18°E
2. ispace HAKUTO-R Resilience landing site: Mare Frigoris, 56.0°N 1.4°E
• #SpaceX $175 billion
• #Airbus $125 bn
• #Boeing $125 bn
• #LockheedMartin $102 bn
• #Safran $85 bn
• #NorthropGrumman $67.51 bn
• #MitsubishiHeavy $24.7 bn
• #Leonardo $11.85 bn
• #SierraSpace $5.3 bn
• #RelativitySpace $4.2 bn
• #IHI $3.21 bn
• #RocketLab $2.73 bn
• #EchoStar $1.79 bn
• #Firefly $1.5 bn
• #AxiomSpace $1 bn
• #VirginGalactic $767 million
• #ispace $680 mn
• #PlanetLabs $610 mn
• #VardaSpace $500 mn
• #AST SpaceMobile $435 mn
https://www.insidermonkey.com/blog/20-most-valuable-space-companies-in-the-world-1259496/
The #HakutoR team has announced that Mission 2 is now scheduled to launch in
Q4 2024. A key component will be the new #rover, developed by #ispace #Europe
in #Luxembourg
. Payloads include equipment to measure #radiation
doses, as well as observation of #algae
culturing for future food
production. https://www.theengineer.co.uk/content/news/ispace-reveals-lunar-rover-for-second-moon-mission
Japanese space startup Ispace will reach for the moon again after its first attempt to land a rover on the lunar surface in April ended in failure. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2023/11/16/companies/japan-startup-moon-mission/?utm_content=buffer90ead&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #business #companies #ispace #space #moon #startups
Як чистити AirPods 2, AirPods 3, AirPods Pro, AirPods Max та кейс від навушників: поради експертів https://itc.ua/ua/articles/yak-chystyty-airpods-2-airpods-3-airpods-pro-airpods-max-ta-kejs-vid-navushnykiv-porady-ekspertiv/ #СЕРВІСНИЙЦЕНТРISPACE #СЕРВІСНИЙЦЕНТРAPPLE #Партнерськийпроект #ПОЧИСТИТИНАВУШНИКИ #ЧИСТКАНАВУШНИКІВ #НАВУШНИКИAPPLE #Сервіснийцентр #ЧИСТКАAIRPODS #AirPodsMax #AirPodsPro #Навушники #AIrPods #iSpace #Apple
#Reuters May 26, 2023 An #ispace investigation showed that after the vehicle passed over a large lunar cliff, a sensor #software glitch
surface. A second #ispace mission is scheduled in
2024 https://www.reuters.com/business/aerospace-defense/japans-ispace-says-altitude-miscalculation-caused-moon-landing-failure-2023-05-26/
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