Japanese Moon Lander Lost in Historic Lunar Landing Attempt
TL;DR
Japanese private space company iSpace's lunar lander, Hakuto-R, is likely to have crashed on the Moon's surface after communication was lost moments before it was due to touch down. The lander was carrying an exploratory rover and a small robot developed by a toymaker. The mission aimed to assess the viability of commercial launches to the lunar surface and was the first test by iSpace of what they hope will be a series of commercial landers over the next few years.
Topics:sciencespace#commercial-space-services#ispace#lunar-exploration#moon-landing#private-space-industry#space
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- ispace Inc. CEO discusses lost contact moon mission Associated Press
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