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Japanese Private Lunar Landers Likely Lost in Moon Crash

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Japanese Private Lunar Landers Likely Lost in Moon Crash
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A Japanese private lunar lander from ispace crashed during its attempted touchdown on the moon, marking the second failed mission for the company. Despite technical issues with altitude measurement and a faster-than-expected descent, ispace plans to continue its lunar exploration efforts, aiming for future missions including a larger lander in 2027.

Topics:sciencespace-exploration#crash#ispace#lunar-landing#moon-mission#private-spaceflight#space-exploration
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  1. Private lunar lander from Japan crashes into moon in failed mission  NBC News
  2. Resilience spacecraft likely crashed into the moon, Ispace confirms  CNN
  3. Second ispace lunar lander presumed lost  SpaceNews
  4. A private Japanese spacecraft failed on its way to the moon’s surface  Science News
  5. Japan’s Ispace Says It’s Trying to Make Contact With Moon Lander  Bloomberg.com

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