Aerospace & Defense IndustriesJapan and U.S. private companies take on China in new moon race
Japan's ispace sends off vehicle for second lunar landing attempt
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying Firefly Aerospace's Blue Ghost lunar lander as the primary payload and Japan-based ispace's Resilience lander as a secondary payload launches from in Cape Canaveral, Florida, on Jan. 15. © Reuters
HIROYASU ODA, DAI KUWAMURA and SATOSHI KAWAHARA, Nikkei staff writers
January 15, 2025 20:27 JST
Updated on January 16, 2025 06:49 JST
TOKYO/CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida -- A rocket carrying two lunar landers, one from Japan's ispace, was launched from the U.S. on Wednesday, marking the Japanese startup's second attempt to land on the moon and become the first Asian private company to do so.