Musk's SpaceX signs Japanese startup for Moon rover mission
Elon Musk's SpaceX has signed a deal with Japanese lunar-exploration startup ispace for a Moon rover mission. ispace plans to orbit its lunar lander around the Moon and, in its second mission, land two rovers on the Moon's surface using SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket. The startup said it has signed up for launches on SpaceX rockets in 2020 and 2021.