Japanese space startup Ispace will reach for the moon again after its first attempt to land a rover on the lunar surface in April ended in failure.
The second mission will launch on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket as early as the northern hemisphere winter of 2024, the Tokyo-based company said Thursday.
¡°We may not have landed on the moon the first time, but the experience and data we gained are vital,¡± CEO Takeshi Hakamada told reporters.
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