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First private mission to the Moon delayed, no new launch date

The rocket will carry a module of the Japanese company ispace. | Font: SpaceX

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SpaceX Japanese lunar module launch delayed indefinitely Hakuto-Rthe first private mission, the purpose of which is the surface of the Earth’s satellite.

lander Hakuto-Rbuilt by the company ispace Based in Tokyo, it was scheduled to launch on a Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral on November 30th. It took 24 hours to conduct additional tests of the rocket, and finally, on December 1 of this year, they were again postponed.

“After further checks on the booster and verification of the data, we are retiring tomorrow’s launch of the booster. HAKUTO-R Mission 1 of ispace; once confirmed, a new release date will be announced,” he announced. SpaceX via Twitter on Wednesday evening.

The Falcon 9 launcher for this mission has already been used on four previous flights.

This will be the flight

The journey will take three to five months, and the spacecraft will travel to and from deep space. Once upon a time Moonwill conduct a series of experiments in collaboration with various commercial and agency organizations on Earth, reports ispace.

The mission will reach 1.5 million kilometers from Earth at its furthest point, about four times the distance between Earth and the Moon. The spacecraft will enter lunar orbit for about a month before the entire spacecraft descends for a moon landing.

Ground operations will last approximately two weeks, with landing planned as close to moonrise as possible at the landing site to maximize mission time.

The successful landing will also allow the United Arab Emirates to land the 10-kilogram Rashid rover on the Moon, which will be sent from Hakuto-R, with the aim of exploring its environs for about 14 Earth days. (Europe Press)

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