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[Virginia @VirginiaStates]

NASA, Australian scientists to track lightning-sparked bushfires from space https://t.co/CNllDMfRsi

[Virginia @VirginiaStates]

@sophiacasanova3 speaking about the upcoming landing site on the moon for ‘Resilience.’ The countdown is on! June 6 Australian time! Stay tuned!

[ispace @ispace_inc]

🌕 Why Mare Frigoris?
Flat. Stable. Strategically placed near the lunar north pole. RESILIENCE is headed for a site that balances science and operational advantages.

🎥 More from our Senior Lunar Scientist:

#ispace #HAKUTO_R #Mission2

[ispace @ispace_inc]

The RESILIENCE lander, TENACIOUS micro rover, and our customer payloads are now in lunar orbit as ispace engineers prepare for landing day on June 5, 2025 at 19:24 UTC // 15:24 EDT!

Today we’re excited to highlight what makes TENACIOUS special with the fourth episode of the micro rover documentary series, co-produced with the Luxembourg Space Agency.

TENACIOUS ROVER DOCUMENTARY EPISODE 4:
🌕 Luxembourg Space Agency Senior Manager, Lead Exploration & Space Resources, Bob Lamboray tells us what drives the LSA’s commitment to sustainable space resource utilization, and how TENACIOUS—designed, manufactured, and assembled by ispace EUROPE, with support from the Luxembourg Space Agency—supports the agency’s goals.
🌕 ispace EUROPE Senior Rover Systems Engineer John Walker describes what TENACIOUS is capable of as the first European lunar rover.

… and more!

Continue following us for the final wrap-up episode of the series and more mission updates coming soon!

@LuxSpaceAgency
#ispace #HAKUTO_R #VentureMoon #TENACIOUS

[ispace @ispace_inc]

The RESILIENCE lander is currently approx. 949,000 km from Earth as it continues on its journey!

This morning, ispace engineers successfully completed a trajectory correction maneuver, or TCM, with RESILIENCE! TCMs are small adjustments that optimize the lander's direction of travel. Today’s TCM required a burn of the lander’s propulsion system of approximately 1 second.

Fun fact: Today’s maneuver was the 7th overall of Mission 2, with more to come! The total number of maneuvers will surpass that of Mission 1 due to trajectory differences, allowing RESILIENCE and our engineers to shine with the experience gained from M1.

#ispace #HAKUTO_R #VentureMoon #RESILIENCE #M2Updates

[ispace @ispace_inc]

Next stop, the Moon!
On June 5, 2025 at 19:24 UTC // 15:24 EDT, RESILIENCE is set to land on the lunar surface near the center of Mare Frigoris (Sea of Cold)!

Should conditions change, there are three alternative landing sites that are being considered with different landing dates and times for each.

#ispace #HAKUTO_R #VentureMoon #M2Updates #LunarLanding #Moon

[ispace @ispace_inc]

While the SMBC x HAKUTO-R Venture Moon Mission 2 RESILIENCE lunar lander is carrying its precious cargo to the Moon, we are delighted to share the second episode in the TENACIOUS micro rover documentary series, co-produced with the @LuxSpaceAgency!

TENACIOUS ROVER DOCUMENTARY EPISODE 2:
🌕 European Space Resources Innovation Centre Director Kathryn Hadler shares what we have to gain by exploring the Moon’s resources and why it’s important for a future of sustainable space exploration.
🌕 ispace-EUROPE Senior Lunar Scientist Sophia Casanova discusses what we expect TENACIOUS will find in Mare Frigoris (Sea of Cold), the primary planned landing site for Mission 2, and why this landing site was chosen for the mission.

… and more!

Follow along for more episodes and mission updates coming soon!

#ispace #HAKUTO_R #VentureMoon #TENACIOUS

[ispace @ispace_inc]

We are delighted to share the first episode in a documentary series co-produced with the @LuxSpaceAgency, highlighting the partnership between ispace and LSA and development of the TENACIOUS micro rover!

TENACIOUS ROVER DOCUMENTARY EPISODE 1:
🌕 Luxembourg Space Agency Chief Executive Officer Marc Serres discusses the motivation behind the SpaceResources. lu Initiative and the importance of supporting space companies such as ispace.

🌕 ispace-EUROPE Chief Executive Officer Julien Lamamy touches on how ispace’s vision works in support of our customer’s goals for exploration, including those of the LSA with the development of the TENACIOUS rover.

… and more!

Follow along for upcoming episodes, which will be released while the SMBC x HAKUTO-R Venture Moon Mission 2 RESILIENCE lunar lander continues to make its way to the Moon!

#ispace #HAKUTO_R #VentureMoon #TENACIOUS

[Virginia @VirginiaStates]

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[ispace @ispace_inc]

The RESILIENCE lander remains in excellent health as it continues to orbit Earth in its planned trajectory towards the Moon!

RESILIENCE knows what it means to be alone in the vastness of space. Looking back at Earth on Jan. 25, 2025, the lander was about 10,000km from our Blue Marble, poignantly capturing Point Nemo, the most remote place on our planet, about 2,688 kilometers from the nearest land.

#ispace #HAKUTO_R #VentureMoon #RESILIENCE #TENACIOUS #M2Images

[ispace @ispace_inc]

Mission 2 Milestone Success 4 ✅🌙

The RESILIENCE lunar lander successfully completed its first orbital maneuver at 19:40:18 UTC, Thursday, Jan. 16, 2025, at 250,000 kilometers from Earth, setting the lander on a course towards the Moon and verifying operation of the main propulsion system, as well as the related guidance, control, and navigation system!  

The orbital maneuver required a main thruster burn that lasted approximately 16 seconds.

RESILIENCE is currently in Earth orbit (① in the image). Next it will complete a lunar flyby, known as Success 5, and then enter a low energy transfer orbit (② in the image). Stay tuned for updates!

Read more here: https://t.co/xyRtdrAfgw

#ispace #HAKUTO_R #VentureMoon #RESILIENCE #TENACIOUS #Mission2Milestones

[Virginia @VirginiaStates]

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[SpaceX @SpaceX]

Falcon 9 launches two lunar landers to the Moon for @fireflyspace and @ispace_inc

[Marcus House @MarcusHouse]

One of the most exciting Falcon 9 missions of the year is off my friends! Go @SpaceX, @NASA, @fireflyspace & @ispace_inc! 🤩

🌕 To the moon x 2! 🌕

[SpaceX @SpaceX]

Falcon 9 is vertical on pad 39A in Florida ahead of tonight's launch of the @fireflyspace Blue Ghost and @ispace_inc RESILIENCE lunar landers to the Moon in ~3.5 hours from now → https://t.co/0h1QaJCVyY

[ispace @ispace_inc]

We are now just 12 hours from Mission 2 launch!

Anyone and everyone around the globe is welcome to tune in to our live stream coverage here on X starting January 15 from 12:20 a.m. EST (0520 UTC).

https://t.co/AyOMOZnnrI

#ispace #HAKUTO_R #VentureMoon #CountdownToM2

[ispace @ispace_inc]

Today, we're going back to the Moon.

SMBC x HAKUTO-R Venture Moon Mission 2 is scheduled to launch on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket today, Jan. 15, 2025, at 1:11 a.m. EST, 06:11 UTC.

To learn more about Mission 2 and ispace's vision to create a sustainable cislunar economy, check out this video!

#ispace #HAKUTO_R #VentureMoon #CountdownToM2