Ready For Liftoff: Japanese Startup ispace Inc To Achieve Milestone With World's First Commercial Lunar Landing!

Japanese Startup ispace Inc Set to Make History with World's First Commercial Lunar Landing!

Get ready for an out-of-this-world achievement as Japanese startup ispace inc (9348.T) prepares to make history with the world's first commercial lunar landing! If successful, their Hakuto-R Mission 1 (M1) spacecraft will land on the moon and mark a major milestone for private space exploration. The M1 lander took off from Cape Canaveral, Florida, on a SpaceX rocket in December and is set to touch down on the moon early Wednesday morning in Japan.

 

From Setbacks to Success: Japanese Startup ispace Inc Aims for Lunar Landing Amidst Japan's Space Industry Struggles

Japan has been facing setbacks in space technology lately, so the successful landing of the M1 would be a welcome change of fortune. Japan has ambitious plans to develop a national industry, which involves sending its astronauts to the moon by the end of the 2020s. However, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) suffered a major blow last month when their new medium-lift H3 rocket had to be destroyed manually after reaching space.

 

Breaking the Speed Barrier: The Nail-Biting Challenge of Slowing Down the M1 Lunar Lander

The M1 spacecraft, measuring 2.3 meters in height, will have to go through a landing phase that will last an hour, starting from its current location in the moon's orbit. This position is about 100 km (62 miles) above the lunar surface, and it is traveling at a speed of almost 6,000 km/hour (3,700 mph).

 

 

The Chief Technology Officer of ispace Inc, Ryo Ujiie, compared the challenge of slowing down the lander to the correct speed against the moon's gravitational pull to "stepping on the brakes on a running bicycle at the edge of a ski jumping hill." It's a nail-biting process that will require precise calculations and perfect timing.

 

M1's Mission: Landing at Mare Frigoris with a Unique Set of Rovers and Experiments

Upon landing, the M1 spacecraft will deploy a small, two-wheeled rover created by JAXA, Japanese toy manufacturer Tomy Co (7867.T), and Sony Group (6758.T) at the edge of Mare Frigoris, a lunar mare located in the northern hemisphere.

 

Additionally, a four-wheeled rover known as the "Rashid" Rover, developed by the United Arab Emirates, will also be deployed from the M1. Furthermore, among the items onboard the M1 spacecraft, there is an untested solid-state battery manufactured by NGK Spark Plug Co (5334.T) and other items that will be used to evaluate their performance in the lunar environment.

 

Lunar transportation startup ispace inc eyes Future of moon development and transportation business

Ispace's next mission in 2024 will use their own rover, and they plan to work with the U.S. space lab Draper starting in 2025 to transport NASA payloads to the moon. The ultimate objective is to establish a permanently manned lunar colony by 2040. This Tokyo-based startup focused on lunar transportation has already had a significant impact on the market, with shares skyrocketing on the Tokyo Stock Exchange this month as investors speculate on the future of lunar transportation and development, which aligns with Japan's national objectives for space development and defense.

  

 

Japan's ispace Inc: The new player in the moon race

Soft-landing a spacecraft on the moon has only been achieved by the United States, the former Soviet Union, and China. India and a private Israeli company have attempted to do so in recent years, but both have been unsuccessful. However, ispace iInc is about to join this elite group of nations and make history with the first commercial lunar landing. It's an exciting time for space exploration, and ispace Inc is leading the way!