Hakuto -R is on its way to the Moon to become the first private mission to land on its surface.
Japan’s Hakuto-R mission has returned great photos of Earth on its journey to the Moon .
This project, developed by the iSpace company and sent into space on a SpaceX rocket , has captured the stars with its attached cameras.
The photos of Earth obtained by Hakuto-R
The mission has returned two large photographs of our planet so far.
In one of them you can see a half moon that, although it looks like the Moon , is our Earth seen from cislunar space.
While initial checkout operations continue in ispace’s Mission Control Center (MCC), we have also received the first images taken by our lander-mounted camera!
This is an image of the Earth about 19 hours after separation from the launch vehicle. pic.twitter.com/BcM6mrw1Qb
— ispace (@ispace_inc) December 13, 2022
In addition, its multi-camera imaging system developed by Canadensys Aerospace Corporation also managed to capture a more detailed image of the balloon, with great detail even in color.
“Designing systems that operate in the harsh environment of the lunar surface is always a challenge, but we feel we have done it well. We look forward to sharing equally spectacular images when we land on the Moon , ”said Frank Teti, CEO of this agency.
Initial checkout operations in our Mission Control Center (MCC) continue, and, in the meantime, we are pleased to share another image from onboard! Pictured is the Earth and the @SpaceX launch vehicle’s second stage, taken about 2 minutes after separation. pic.twitter.com/pdCozmhsRz
— ispace (@ispace_inc) December 14, 2022
a historic mission
Hakuto-R will attempt to land on the moon to become the first private mission to do so in history.
This lander carries a UAE-built rover called Rashid , as well as a ball-shaped robot called SORA-Q, developed by Japan’s JAXA and TOMY toy company.
The road for the probe is months, since it is expected to reach the Moon in April.