Reaching for the Moon: Japan’s Team Hakuto Competes in International Lunar Race

Hakamada Takeshi, team leader of Hakuto. (Photo by Ōtani Kiyohide)

PFM3, a preflight model of the four-wheeled Moonraker, is 60 cm long, 54 cm wide, and 48 cm tall. (Photo by Nagasawa Takaaki)

The PRM3 model of the supercompact Tetris weighs in at only 2 kg and measures 54 cm by 27 cm by 21 cm. (Photo by Nagasawa Takaaki)