Second Ispace Lunar Lander Presumed Lost

Japan's ispace fails second lunar landing mission

Japanese startup failed to land its unmanned Resilience craft on the moon. The mission was aborted as it was likely the craft had crashed after losing contact.

Moon lander 'likely to have crashed', says Japan's ispace

The spacecraft is believed to have descended too fast after a laser system for measuring altitude did not work as expected. But despite the failure, the firm ispace is pledging to press ahead with more moon missions.

Second ispace lunar lander presumed lost

Resilience, the second mission by Japanese company ispace, likely crashed attempting a landing on the moon June 5. The post Second ispace lunar lander presumed lost appeared first on SpaceNews.

Second attempt by Japanese company to land on moon ends in failure

Resilience would have made history as the first non-US commercial lander to make a successful touchdownAn attempt to land a commercially built spacecraft on the surface of the moon looked to have ended in failure on Thursday, two years after its predecessor, launched by the same Japanese company, crashed following an uncontrolled descent.Resilience, an un-crewed vehicle from the Tokyo company ispace, would have made history as the first non-US c…

Japan's Ispace Loses Communication With Moon Lander After Touchdown Attempt

Japanese company ispace said it has not been able to establish communication with its uncrewed moon lander Resilience after its lunar touchdown attempt on Friday.

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