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Japanese startup launches historic Moon mission

The ispace mission is the first of a program called Hakuto-R, which means "white rabbit" in Japanese. 

The UAE's Mohammed Bin Rashid Space Centre said a signal from the spacecraft had successfully been received by ground control.
By: NewVision Reporter, Journalists @NewVision

JAPAN | SPACECRAFT | LAUNCHED

A Japanese startup's spacecraft was launched to the moon today in the country's first-ever lunar mission and the first of

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Startup launches historic Moon mission
Takeshi Hakamada
Mohammed bin Rashid Al-Maktoum