KENNEDY SPACE CENTER — After a long trek to the moon, the Japanese company ispace hopes to touch down on the lunar surface on Thursday afternoon during its HAKUTO-R Mission 2.

What You Need To Know • The touchdown time is expected to be 3:17 p.m. ET, Thursday, June 05 • Get more space coverage here ▶ • RELATED coverage Japanese company ispace prepares for lunar lander to touch down on the moon SpaceX successfully launches 2 lunar landers called Blue Ghost and HAKUTO-R Japanese company ispace plans for 2nd lunar mission attempt • Japanese company ispace prepares for lunar lander to touch down on the moon • SpaceX successfully launches 2 lunar landers called Blue Ghost and HAKUTO-R • Japanese company ispace plans for 2nd lunar mission attempt • 🔻Scroll down to watch the moon

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