YAOKI, the Lunar Rover, Becomes the First Japanese Private-Sector Rover to Reach and Capture Images on the Moon!
March 8, 2025 – Dymon Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: 1-6-16 Shintomi, Chuo-ku, Tokyo, DCC Building; CEO: Shinichiro Nakajima) is pleased to report that the lunar lander “Nova-C” (nicknamed “Athena”) of Intuitive Machines, carrying the lunar rover “YAOKI,” successfully made a soft landing on the Moon in the early hours of March 7 (JST). Furthermore, within a few hours, we successfully received photographic data captured by YAOKI. With this achievement, YAOKI has become the first Japanese private-sector lunar rover to reach and operate on the Moon.