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▼ Japan Airlines to Launch 1st Lunar Transport Service
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Japan Airlines Co. will launch a service to transport containers to the moon, the firm announced Tuesday.
JAL will sell partitioned spaces within the containers to businesses and local governments, enabling them to pack and transport products, such as regional specialties, they wish to preserve for future generations.
This will be the world’s first lunar transport service operated by an airline, according to JAL. For the inaugural shipment, the company plans to load a special container onto a lunar lander to be launched in 2028 by the Tokyo-based startup ispace, inc.
The containers are 20 centimeters wide and 20 centimeters long and have a depth of 10 centimeters. Pricing and other details will be determined later. JAL will be responsible for developing a container resistant to the lunar environment and soliciting items to be included.
With growing interest in the moon within the space development sector, JAL aims to take the lead in lunar transport services. “Together with companies and local governments, we want to transport items to the moon that will be preserved for the future, much like the ark,” said a JAL spokesperson.
JAL will sell partitioned spaces within the containers to businesses and local governments, enabling them to pack and transport products, such as regional specialties, they wish to preserve for future generations.
This will be the world’s first lunar transport service operated by an airline, according to JAL. For the inaugural shipment, the company plans to load a special container onto a lunar lander to be launched in 2028 by the Tokyo-based startup ispace, inc.
The containers are 20 centimeters wide and 20 centimeters long and have a depth of 10 centimeters. Pricing and other details will be determined later. JAL will be responsible for developing a container resistant to the lunar environment and soliciting items to be included.
With growing interest in the moon within the space development sector, JAL aims to take the lead in lunar transport services. “Together with companies and local governments, we want to transport items to the moon that will be preserved for the future, much like the ark,” said a JAL spokesperson.
- 27/5 21:18
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