Japanese Private Lunar Lander Crashes During Second Attempt
TL;DR
A private Japanese company, ispace, experienced its second consecutive failure in attempting a lunar landing with the Resilience lander, which crashed on the Moon due to a malfunction in its laser distance measurement device, ending its mission prematurely. Despite the setbacks, ispace plans to launch more missions in 2027 with an upgraded lander.
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- Private Japanese Lander Crashes Into the Moon in Second Failed Attempt Gizmodo
- Resilience spacecraft likely crashed into the moon, Ispace confirms CNN
- Private lunar lander from Japan crashes into moon in failed mission NPR
- A private Japanese spacecraft failed on its way to the moon’s surface Science News
- Private Japanese spacecraft crashes into moon in 'hard landing,' ispace says Space
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