Japan's Private Moon Landing Mission Ends in Heartbreak
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Japanese company Ispace has lost contact with its Hakuto-R Mission 1 lander during its attempt to land on the moon, indicating that it may have crashed into the lunar surface. The lander was expected to land in Atlas Crater, but no signal was received after the time of touchdown. The Ispace lander could have been the first step toward a new paradigm of space exploration, with governments, research institutions and companies sending scientific experiments and other cargo to the moon. Two commercial landers, built by American companies and financed by NASA, are scheduled to be launched to the moon in the coming months.
- Japanese Moon Landing Is Uncertain After Losing Signal Spacecraft The New York Times
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- Private Japanese lander's moon touchdown likely failed, still captured amazing Earth views VideoFromSpace
- Today Almost Saw A World's First For Space Flight To The Moon, But It Ended In Heartbreak GameSpot
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