Japan launches 'Moon Sniper' mission
Watched by 35,000 people online, the H-IIA rocket lifted off early Thursday from the southern island of Tanegashima carrying the lander, which is expected to touch down on the lunar surface in early 2024.
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An H2-A rocket carrying a small lunar surface probe and other objects lifts off from the Tanegashima Space Centre on Tanegashima island, Kagoshima prefecture on September 7, 2023./AFP
By NewVision Reporter
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Japan's "Moon Sniper" mission blasted off on Thursday as the country's space programme looks to bounce back from a string of recent mishaps, weeks after India's historic lunar