A Tokyo-based venture company aiming to land the world's first privately-owned moon on the moon has released a training session for landing the lander under development on the moon before the launch next month.
The training was published by the venture company "ispace" in Tokyo.
We are planning to launch an unmanned lunar lander under development in-house with a rocket of the American private company "SpaceX", aiming for the world's first private lunar landing.
Before the launch next month, five people, including engineers from NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration), gathered in a control room set up in Tokyo, and trained on the assumption that an electrical system problem occurred just before landing on the moon. , confirmed compatibility.
The lander will be equipped with a small lunar exploration robot developed by the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA). increase.
Regarding lunar exploration, development competition is intensifying between countries and companies, such as the international project "Artemis Project" to send mankind to the moon for the first time in about half a century in the United States.
CEO Takeshi Hakamada said, "The tension in the team is increasing. I want the launch to be the beginning of a new history."