Hakuto-R Mission 2

Hakuto-R Mission 2 is a lunar lander mission planned for 2024 by iSpace. The lander will include a new micro rover manufactured by the company. The mission will serve as a technology demonstration, similar to the first, with the final goal of providing reliable transportation and data services on the moon. The lander is named Resilience.

Background
The project began development after the Hakuto-R Mission 1 in 2023. The mission plans to use the same overall design with upgrades from the flight data collected in mission 1.

Lander specifications
The Resilience lander will stand 2.5 by 2.3 meters and has a weight of 340 kg. The lander will include a micro rover that is planned to perform an ISRU demonstration.

Mission
The mission is planned to launch in Winter 2024. The lander will also carry a memory disk developed by the UNESCO organization carrying 275 languages and other cultural artifacts. The lander completed successful vacuum testing in June 2024.