Early reports suggest that an issue with the Japanese lander's sensors prevented it from sufficiently slowing down ...

A Japanese spacecraft has probably crashed on the Moon, the second failed landing attempt for Tokyo-based private firm ispace ...

Investigations by the Japanese company ispace identified issues with speed and an altitude sensor that likely doomed the ...

The Resilience lander was carrying a tiny rover, a miniature Swedish cottage, and several science payloads when it crashed ...

On June 5, 2025, a private Japanese spacecraft, Resilience, experienced a sudden loss of communication with mission control ...

After nearly six months in space, Ispace's Resilience lander will (hopefully) touch down on the lunar surface this week.

A Japanese company had hoped that the second time would be the charm for putting a robotic lander on the moon. But it appears to have failed again.

A Japanese lunar lander called Resilience failed to softly touch down on the moon’s surface on June 5. The spacecraft’s status is currently unknown after Tokyo-based company ispace lost communication ...

The rocket's first stage came back to Earth about 8.5 minutes later as planned, touching down on the SpaceX drone ship "A ...

This was the aerospace firm Ispace's second attempt at placing a spacecraft on the Moon. A third will follow in 2027.

Japan's ispace lunar lander Resilience crashed during descent, marking the company’s second failed moon mission in two years.

Japanese company ispace said its uncrewed moon lander likely crashed onto the moon’s surface during its lunar touchdown ...