HAKUTO-R Mission
2022 DEC 13
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Why in news?
- The Japanese space startup Ispace Inc has launched its own private lander M1 to the Moon under its HAKUTO-R mission from the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket.
About HAKUTO-R Mission:
- HAKUTO-R is Japan’s first-ever lunar mission and the first of its kind by a private company.
- The M1 lander will deploy two robotic rovers:
- A two-wheeled, baseball-sized device from Japan’s JAXA space agency
- The four-wheeled Rashid explorer made by the United Arab Emirates.
- The M1 lander is expected to soft land at Atlas Crater which is located on the south-eastern edge of the moon’s Mare Frigoris (“Sea of Cold”).
About ‘Rashid’ rover:
- Rashid is UAE’s first moon rover and the Arab world’s first lunar mission.
- It will be landed on the moon through the HAKUTO-R mission.
- The rover will study the properties of the lunar soil, the petrography and geology of the Moon, dust movement, surface plasma conditions, and the Moon’s photoelectron sheath.
Add ons:
- It would mark the first all-private Moon landing with everything from launch to the landing conducted with privately built vehicles.
PRACTICE QUESTION:
Which of the following statements are correct regarding ‘HAKUTO-R Mission’, recently seen in news?
1.It is a lunar exploration mission launched by China
2.It is first all-private Moon landing with everything from launch to the landing conducted with privately built vehicles
Select the correct answer using the code given below:
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
B
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