Japan gearing as much as launch small moon lander subsequent month
area.com – Jul 29
The Japanese Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) is gearing as much as ship the Smart Lander for Investigating Moon, or SLIM, mission to the moon on an H-2A rocket on Aug. 26 Japan time (0034 GMT, 9:34 a.m. JST, or 8:34 p.m. EDT on Aug. 25).