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.

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, June 6, 2025.

Second chance After ispace’s 2023 lunar landing attempt, engineers discovered that the Hakuto-R lander had misjudged its altitude. Believing it had landed when it was still in the air, it shut off its ...

One of those investigations involved a distinctive deep dive into studying the interior of the moon.

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

Credit: ispace, inc. via AP 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.

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 ...

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 ...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — A NASA spacecraft around the moon has photographed the crash site of a Japanese company’s lunar lander ...

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.