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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

A Japanese private lunar lander, Resilience, faced communication loss during its moon landing attempt. Ispace confirmed the lander departed lunar orbit. Contact was lost during the descent. This ...

Employees of ‘ispace’ react as they wait for the signal from the touchdown of its lunar lander Resilience on the Moon at a venue to watch its landing in Tokyo, Japan, June 6, 2025. REUTERS The ...

While Firefly’s lander made a successful landing on the moon March 2, Resilience followed a low-energy trajectory to reduce propellant requirements, making a lunar flyby Feb. 14 that sent it on ...

People await the update on ispace's private lunar lander’s attempt to touch down on the moon Friday, June 6, 2025, in Tokyo, Japan. Credit: Kyodo News via AP ...

What You Need To Know The touchdown time was expected to be 3:17 p.m. ET, Thursday, June 5 The lunar lander is believed to have crashed into the moon Get more space coverage here RELATED coverage ...

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.