Private Japanese moon lander targeting April 25 for historic touchdown try

A photograph of the lunar surface taken by the Hakuto-R moon lander built and operated by Japanese company ispace. (Image credit: ispace)

Japan's Hakuto-R spacecraft is preparing to make a historic lunar landing attempt on April 25.

The private Japanese lunar lander is currently in orbit around the moon and targeting a landing for 12:40 p.m. EDT on Tuesday, April 25 (1640 GMT, or 1:40 a.m. JST on April 26).