The Tottori Sand Dunes share similarities with some areas of the moon, making them an ideal testing site for lunar rovers and other technologies.
ispace failed in its bid to become the first private company to land a craft on the moon, but it gained crucial data for future explorations.
Look beyond the lunar lander failure. It is ventures like ispace embracing bold challenges that drive the advancement of science and technology.
If the mission succeeds, HAKUTO-R will become the first commercial lunar lander from not just Japan, but indeed the entire world, to land on the moon's...
Japan's ispace aims for the moon with a radical concept: to establish a lunar courier service. Its spacecraft might become Japan's first to land on the...
OMOTENASHI failed, but the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency has a history of turning initial failures into ultimate successes. Remember the Hayabusa2.