Only the United States, Russia and China have successfully landed a spacecraft on the Moon.
Takeshi Hakamada the CEO of the company, iSpace, told BBC News that he hoped the mission would be the start of a series of commercial missions.
Those missions took only a few days to reach lunar orbit, but it took Hakuto-R five months. This was because it had a much less powerful propulsion system, in order to save fuel and reduce costs. One is the UAE's Rashid Rover, which will analyse the lunar soil, its geology and atmosphere. The other is the Sora-Q mini-rover, a ball-shaped robot which will roll across the surface. It was made by the toy company TOMY, which created the Transformers. It measures 8cm in diameter and weighs about 250 grams.
The company's vision is to provide commercial services for a sustained human presence on the lunar surface, such as sending up equipment for mining and producing rocket fuel.
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