In 2017, Citizen became a partner of HAKUTO, then simply
link a team participating in
link the Google Lunar XPRIZE competition. Fast forward to today, and the same team has developed and finalized the HAKUTO-R program, slated to participate in lunar expeditions in both 2022 and 2023. The first mission, dubbed Mission 1, will be the first
link time a private Japanese firm will perform a soft landing on the lunar surface. Mission 2 will involve the deployment of a rover.