[HIGHLIGHTS] "The world's first civilian landing on the moon" to be challenged as early as the 26th of this month

The Japan venture company that developed the lunar module launched in December last year with the aim of landing on the moon by the world's first private sector. The lander continued to fly by using the sun's gravity to save fuel, and last month entered a circular orbit around the moon.

At a press conference on the 12th, ispace announced that it would soon launch the lander into orbit around an altitude of about 12 kilometers. The company is aiming to land as early as the morning of the 100th of this month.