On April 25, a private moon lander will land and create history. Here’s how to see it live

You can live-stream the entire attempt to land a private spacecraft on the moon, which will be made by a Japanese company.

The lander will be the first privately operated spacecraft to successfully land on the moon if Hakuto-R succeeds. The Hakuto-R lander is scheduled to be launched by ispace on April 25 at 12:40 p.m. EDT (16:40 GMT). Starting at 11 a.m. EDT (1500 GMT), you can watch the entire thing live on Space.com via ispace.

According to earlier statements from the company, Atlas Crater, which is situated at the southeast outer edge of Mare Frigoris (“Sea of Cold”), will serve as the primary landing site.

“Should conditions change, there are three alternative landing sites and depending on the site, the landing date may change. Alternative landing dates, depending on the operational status, are April 26, May 1 and May 3, 2023,” ispace officials wrote on April 12

One picture radiated home by Hakuto-R caught a dazzling Earthrise that happened simultaneously as last week’s cross breed sun powered obscure. In the photograph, the shadow of the moon should be visible as it gets across the substance of the Earth in the South Pacific.

Ispace officials wrote, “The lander will perform a braking burn, firing its main propulsion system to decelerate from orbit. Utilizing a series of pre-set commands, the lander will adjust its attitude and reduce velocity in order to make a soft landing on the lunar surface. The process will take approximately one hour.”

The mini Rashid rover that is operated by the space agency of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), an artificial intelligence system made by the Canadian company Mission Control, and a multi-camera imaging system made by the Canadian company Canadensys Aerospace are also on board the mission.

Sultan Al Neyadi, the first long-duration astronaut from the United Arab Emirates, sent a message to Twitter on Monday (April 24) from the International Space Station, wishing the mission success as it nears its historic landing attempt.

Only three other nations have attempted a soft landing on the moon: China, the Soviet Union, and the United States

Also, ispace has big plans for growth. It was listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange Growth Market on April 12 (opens in new tab) and plans to launch its second and third moon missions by 2024 and 2025, respectively.