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The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency’s SLIM (Smart Lander for Investigating Moon), which was launched in September last year, succeeded at the world’s first high-precision pinpoint landing on January 20, 2024, making Japan the fifth country to land on the moon after the USSR, the US, China, and India. With the cameras loaded on SLIM also having successfully taken pictures of the moon’s surface and transmitted the image data, there are growing hopes for achieving the project’s “extra success” criteria as well.

 

The FPCJ has invited Dr. Shinichiro Sakai, the project manager for SLIM, to discuss the results of this mission, the Japanese technology that made a pinpoint landing possible, and what new information about the moon could be revealed through SLIM’s observations.

 

 

 

■Please note that you cannot physically attend this briefing, as it will be a Zoom webinar.

■Date: Feb 14 (Wed), 2024, 14:00-15:30 (Deadline for application: Noon, Tue, Feb 13)

■Theme: Significance of the Successful Moon Landing by SLIM (Smart Lander for Investigating the Moon)

■Briefer: Dr. Shinichiro Sakai, Project Manager, SLIM Project Team, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA)

■Language: Japanese, with consecutive English interpretation

 

As in our standard press briefings, there will be a Q&A session at the end.

*In principle, questions will only be accepted from members of the foreign press.

■Members of the Foreign Press:

Please send any questions for the briefer or topics you are interested in to cp@fpcjpn.or.jp by 16:00 on Wednesday, Feb 7.

As there will only be a limited amount of time to ask questions during the briefing, we will collect questions and provide them to the briefer in advance.

 

■How to Apply: Please refer to the email  we sent.

*We will not be accepting applications by email.

*Embassy representatives and FPCJ supporting members may also watch the briefing as observers (admission free).