Japanese moon mission lunar lander SLIM

Japan's lunar ladning mission called SLIM - Smart Lander for Investigating Moon.

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H-IIA rocket carrying SLIM moon lander was launched at Tanegashima Space Center on the southwestern island of Tanegashima, Japan

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Japan will be world’s 5th country to land on the lunar surface early next year according to Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA)

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It is the $100-million space mission is expected to reach the lunar surface by February 2024.

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JAXA Founded: 1 October 2003and its Headquarters in Chōfu, Tokyo, Japan.

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2 earlier lunar surface landing missions attempts by Japan failed in the last year.

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