Private Japanese spacecraft attempts historic moon landing.

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Private Japanese spacecraft attempts historic moon landing.
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Japanese company ispace will attempt the first successful private landing on the moon with its spacecraft Hakuto-R on April 25 at 12:40 p.m. EDT. The landing will be live-streamed on Space.com and ispace's website. The primary landing site is Atlas Crater, and the landing sequence will take approximately one hour. The mission also includes the mini Rashid rover for the UAE's space agency, an AI system from Canadian company Mission Control, and a multi-camera imaging system by Canadian company Canadensys Aerospace.

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