The Japanese space agency iSpace Inc. launched a spacecraft to the moon today after several delays. This launch spacecraft is a first for the company and for Japan, and also the beginning of a mission that will be groundbreaking in many ways.

ispace Inc’s HAKUTO-R landing craft carrying a reconnaissance vehicle from the United Arab Emirates, SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket It was successfully launched into space today from Cape Canaveral, Florida, after the launch was delayed twice, and from a hub in Tokyo. Employees of ispace Inc watched the launch with cheers and applause.

So why is the launch of this lander so important?

The national space agencies of the United States, Russia and China have managed to make a soft landing on Earth’s closest neighbor and satellite, the Moon, over the past 50 years. No private company had ever done this before.

The successful launch of this launch and the start of the space mission is a sign of space relations between Japan and the United States. seen as a milestone. Because as you know China and Russia have become serious rivals to the US in this regard.

The name HAKUTO refers to the white rabbit that lives on the moon in Japanese culture, as opposed to the Western depiction of the man on the moon. next year too Year of the Rabbit in the Asian calendar. Therefore, a flight took place that had a spiritual significance for the Japanese people. The upcoming Hakuto will be assembled in Germany It is expected to land on the moon in April.

ispace Inc hopes the lunar mission will be the first of many deliveries of government and commercial cargo. The ispace rover aims to launch a small NASA satellite into lunar orbit to search for the puddles before landing in Atlas Crater.

For the first time, a Muslim country visited the moon.

Privately funded ispace has a contract with NASA to deliver payloads to the moon beginning in 2025, and the company aims to establish a permanently manned lunar colony by 2040. What do you think? Please don’t forget to share your thoughts with us in the comments.