Hakuto-R Mission 2, also called Resilience, is a robotic lunar landing mission launched on 15 January 2025 at 06:11:39 UTC (1:11:39 am EST, local time at the launch site). Developed by the Japanese company ispace, the lander will deliver a new micro rover manufactured by the company's European subsidiary, as well as other payloads. Like Hakuto-R Mission 1, this mission serves as a technology demonstration, with the final goal of providing reliable transportation and data services on the Moon. The lander is named RESILIENCE. Communications were lost approximately half-an-hour after the projected landing.
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 stands 2.3 metres (7 ft 7 in) high, 2.3 metres (7 ft 7 in) wide and has a weight of 340 kilograms (750 lb). The lander includes a micro rover planned to perform an in situ resource utilization...