ispace Set to Land HAKUTO-R, Aiming to Operate First Commercial Lander on Moon as Stock Surges
HAKUTO-R M1 lander is currently in 100 x 2,300 km elliptical lunar orbit as mission controllers prepare to execute maneuvers, circularizing orbit at 100 km ahead of 25 April at 15:40 UTC landing sequence initiation / touchdown in Atlas Crater (47.5°N, 44.4°E) 1 hour later at 16:40 UTC; Alternative landing sites within Lacus Somniorum, Sinus Iridium and Oceanus Procellarum may be targeted 26 April, 1 May and 3 May; Meanwhile on Earth ispace shares on Tokyo Stock Exchange make strong debut going from ¥254 (US$1.92) to ¥1,201 ($9.06)