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> It is a private company, not the country of Japan, if I understand correctly. What makes you say that? It looks like a JAXA programme to me: https://en.wiki
by SECProto 3y ago
> It is a private company, not the country of Japan, if I understand correctly.
What makes you say that? It looks like a JAXA programme to me:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smart_Lander_for_Investigating_Moon https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smart_Lander_for_Investigating...
- wolverine876 3y agoHmmm ... the CBS Evening News channel on YouTube said it was a private company, another subthread here refers to one. I wonder what he arrangement is. JAXA subcontracted it?
- RationPhantoms 3y agoMaybe they're confusing that with the last Japanese-originated lunar landing (That was a private company, ispace, that attempted and was unsuccessful)
- seaal 3y ago>JAXA is the Japanese national air and space agency. Through the merger of three previously independent organizations, JAXA was formed on 1 October 2003.
- burkaman 3y agoCBS was probably talking about LEV-2, one of the rovers on board, which did have some contributions from private companies: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smart_Lander_for_Investigating_Moon#Lunar_Excursion_Vehicle_2 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smart_Lander_for_Investigating....