TOKYO/CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida — A rocket carrying two lunar landers, one from Japan’s ispace, was launched from the U.S. on Wednesday, marking the Japanese startup’s second attempt to land on the moon and become the first Asian private company to do so.
The rocket, from Elon Musk’s SpaceX, was launched from the Kennedy Space Center in the southern state of Florida. About an hour and a half after launch, ispace’s lunar lander separated from the rocket and began its journey toward the moon.
