Launch of Japanese unmanned lunar explorer "SLIM" 1 year postponed May 23, 2:19
The Japanese unmanned lunar explorer "SLIM" (Surimu), which is planning to land on the moon, was postponed for one year due to the delay in the development of another satellite to be launched together. It will be held in FY).
"SLIM" is an unmanned probe of JAXA = Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, which is planning to land on the lunar surface in order to verify precise landing technology and to study rocks on the moon. JAXA and NASA = American Airlines It was scheduled to be launched by the H2A rocket next year (FY2021) with the X-ray observation satellite "XRISM" jointly developed by the Space Station.
However, the work to add a new function to stop the engine urgently to the X-ray observation satellite will be postponed for one year after the launch of "SLIM", and it will be done in the next fiscal year (FY2022). is.
The data obtained by "SLIM" will be used for the Artemis program in which the United States will send an astronaut to the moon again in 2024.