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Private lunar lander from Japan falls silent while attempting a moon touchdown
A private lunar lander from Japan descended toward a touchdown on the moon Friday, but flight controllers lost contact with the spacecraft and were unsure of its fate. The Tokyo-based company ispace said its lander dropped out of lunar orbit as planned. But there was no immediate word on the outcome, following the hourlong descent.
Japanese company ispace said its uncrewed moon lander likely crashed onto the moon's surface during its lunar touchdown ...
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Japan’s ispace loses second moon lander as contact breaks before touchdownResilience lander fell silent near Mare Frigoris during descent, stalling a mission carrying a NASA rover, art payload, and ...
A private lunar lander from Japan has crashed into the moon. The Tokyo-based company ispace declared the mission a failure ...
The Resilience spacecraft went dark during its landing attempt on June 5, and likely hit the moon too fast. The company will try again in 2027. A spacecraft from Japan attempting to make the ...
Japan's ispace lunar lander Resilience crashed during descent, marking the company’s second failed moon mission in two years.
The company said it was unable to communicate with the spacecraft after a likely hard landing. The rover had problems ...
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