Russia's first lunar lander mission in 47 years ended in failure when Luna-25 crashed into the moon. Credit: Space.com | ...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER — The Japanese company ispace announced that it believes its HAKUTO-R Mission 2 lunar lander has been lost while attempting to land on the moon on Thursday afternoon.

A model of the lunar lander Resilience, operated by ispace, is displayed at a venue where employees of ispace monitored its attempted landing on the Moon, in Tokyo, Japan, on June 6.

Private lunar lander mission declared a failure after apparently crashing while attempting touchdown Takeshi Hakamada, the Founder and CEO of ispace, inc., attends a press conference in Tokyo on ...

Astrobotic’s first lunar lander missed the moon altogether in 2024 and came crashing back through Earth’s atmosphere. For decades, governments competed to get to the moon.

Astrobotic’s first lunar lander missed the moon altogether in 2024 and came crashing back through Earth’s atmosphere. For decades, governments competed to get to the moon.

Astrobotic’s first lunar lander missed the moon altogether in 2024 and came crashing back through Earth’s atmosphere. For decades, governments competed to get to the moon.

A private lunar lander from Japan is closing in on the moon, aiming for a touchdown in the unexplored far north with a mini rover. The moon landing attempt by Tokyo-based company ispace on Friday ...

A private lunar lander from Japan is closing in on the moon, aiming for a touchdown in the unexplored far north. Friday's planned moon landing by the company ispace is the latest entry in the ...