Japan’s ispace unveiled a micro rover for its second moon mission. The rover will launch in winter 2024. 

The rover’s specifications are: 

• Size: 26 centimeters tall, 31.5 centimeters wide, and 54 centimeters long 
• Weight: 11 pounds (5 kilograms) 
• Equipment: A high-definition camera and a shovel 
• Mission: To contribute to NASA’s Artemis program 

The rover will be stored in the payload bay at the top of the lander. It will use a deployment mechanism to land on the moon’s surface after the lander touches down. The rover is designed to operate for up to 14 days.

Ispace Mission 2’s micro rover will be 26 centimetres tall, 31.5 centimetres wide, 54 centimetres long and will weigh around five kilograms. The rover will be stored at the payload bay at the top of the lander and it will use a special deployment mechanism to land on the Moon’s surface after the lander touches down.

Japan has had two failed moon missions, one public and one private. Japan’s first lunar mission was Hiten, launched on January 24, 1990. Hiten was a technology demonstration mission that entered a circumlunar orbit and released a small orbiter called Hagoromo. 

Japan’s second mission to the moon was SELENE (Selenological and Engineering Explorer), nicknamed Kaguya after a lunar princess in Japanese folklore. SELENE was launched in September 2007 and was the largest lunar mission since the Apollo program. 

Japan’s next mission to the moon is the Smart Lander for Investigating Moon (SLIM), which is scheduled to launch in mid-September. If successful, Japan will become the fifth country to land on the moon. (Source google)

Japan’s “Moon Sniper” mission aims to land the Smart Lander for Investigating Moon (SLIM) within 100 meters of its target site on the lunar surface. The mission’s primary goal is to test advanced optical and image processing technology. 

Japan also has other moon missions planned: 

• Lunar Polar Exploration Mission (LUPEX) A joint mission with the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) to explore the south pole of the moon with an uncrewed lander and rover. The mission is scheduled for no earlier than 2026. 
• Joint Japan-India lunar mission A mission scheduled for fiscal 2025 to deliver a Japanese rover to the moon’s south pole. 

Japan also plans to send an astronaut to the moon’s surface in the latter half of the 2020s as part of NASA’s Artemis program. (Source google)

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