The first attempt to land a commercial module on the moon was not successful
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The Japanese-developed Hakuto-R module, which carried the Rashid lunar rover from the United Arab Emirates, failed to make contact after attempting to land on the Moon near Atlas Crater. Ispace, the company that developed the "Hakuto-R", has admitted that the device is missing, according to CNN.
"Hakuto-R was supposed to be the first commercial module in history to land on the Moon. It went into space on a SpaceX rocket launched from Spaceport Canaveral on December 11, 2022. The Hakuto-R trip to the Moon took three months, then the device spent several more weeks in its orbit.A landing attempt was made around 01:40 Tokyo time.
When communication with the module failed 20 minutes after the scheduled landing time, the mission leaders acknowledged that it had failed. The reasons are now being clarified.
“Currently, we are unable to interact with the equipment. By the time we landed, we had a connection, but then the connection was interrupted. We must admit that we were not able to make a successful landing,” said Takeshi Hakamada, head of Ispace developer.
It is worth noting that until today, landing on the moon was carried out only within the framework of state missions of the USA, the USSR and China. Hakuto-R was expected to be a historic milestone in the development of the space industry and international cooperation. Despite the failure, this is an important step towards further exploration of the moon and space in general.
When communication with the module failed 20 minutes after the scheduled landing time, the mission leaders acknowledged that it had failed. The reasons are now being clarified.
“Currently, we are unable to interact with the equipment. By the time we landed, we had a connection, but then the connection was interrupted. We must admit that we were not able to make a successful landing,” said Takeshi Hakamada, head of Ispace developer.
It is worth noting that until today, landing on the moon was carried out only within the framework of state missions of the USA, the USSR and China. Hakuto-R was expected to be a historic milestone in the development of the space industry and international cooperation. Despite the failure, this is an important step towards further exploration of the moon and space in general.
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