ispace's lunar lander lost during historic moon landing attempt.

Japanese start-up ispace lost contact with its spacecraft, the Hakuto-R lander, during its attempt to land on the moon. The uncrewed lander had descended from lunar orbit and was nearing the moon’s surface when controllers on the ground lost contact with it. The mission was the latest in a series of failed robotic lunar-landing attempts. Two more companies, Intuitive Machines and Astrobotic, both based in the United States, are expected to attempt moon landings in partnership with NASA as part of the space agency’s Artemis program.