Japan Launches Lunar Mission With ‘SLIM’ Moon Lander and ‘XRISM’ X-Ray Telescope, In a Bid To Join the Space Superpowers Club
Japan is ready to reclaim its position as one of planet Earth’s most advanced nations in terms of Space Exploration.
After the failed attempt of landing the Hakuto-R mission on the surface of the moon on April, the Japanese are charging back with full force in search of that ‘moonshot’.
Sputnik Reported:
“A Japanese H-IIA carrier rocket with Japan’s Smart Lander for Investigating Moon (SLIM) and a satellite dubbed the X-Ray Imaging and Spectroscopy Mission (XRISM) launched Thursday from Tanegashima Space Center, according to the broadcast of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA).
The launch was initially scheduled for August 26 but was postponed twice due to weather conditions.
After atwo delays caused by unfavorable weather conditions,
