Japan's Hakuto-R lander, developed by private space firm ispace, will soon attempt a Moon landing.. That was a crucial step ahead of its historic lunar landing attempt.
Now, ispace has announced that it could attempt to perform a lunar landing as early as 11:40 am ET today, April 25. It has shared aThe historic Moon landing attempt will begin at an altitude of roughly 100 km above the lunar surface, where the Hakuto-R spacecraft is currently orbiting. If all goes to plan, the Japanese firm ispace aims to provide a reliable, low-cost transportation service to the lunar surface., the company said it is "in active negotiations with a number of global companies regarding future lunar missions, many of which have identified demand not only for lunar landings but also for transportation to orbit around the Moon."