Named Hakuto, Japanese for white rabbit, the spacecraft had targeted Atlas crater in the northeastern section of the moon's near side, more than 50 miles (87 kilometers) across and just over 1 ...

A Japanese moon lander likely came up short in its bid to make history today (April 25). Japan's Hakuto-R lander apparently came up short in its bid to make history today (April 25). The robotic ...

A private lunar lander from Tokyo-based company ispace was aiming for a touchdown in the unexplored far north with a mini ...

That was also the expected length of the full mission. Named Hakuto, Japanese for white rabbit, the spacecraft had targeted the Atlas crater in the northeastern section of the moon’s near side, more ...

(AP) — A private Japanese moon lander went into free-fall while ... Named Hakuto, Japanese for white rabbit, the spacecraft and its experiments were insured, according to Hakamada.

Sponsor Message The ispace mission is called Hakuto, Japanese for white rabbit. In Asian folklore, a white rabbit is said to live on the moon. A second lunar landing by the private company is ...

A software glitch caused a Japanese robotic spacecraft to ... Orbiter that appeared to show the crash site. Background: A bumpy path to the moon. A mix of private companies, organizations and ...

The Japanese private spaceflight company ispace aims to make history on Thursday (June 5) with its second attempt to land on the moon ... was established as White Label Space in 2010 by Hakamada ...

The moon is about to gain its first tiny house. And not just any small house, but an iconic Swedish red house with white corners. Launching on a Japanese moon lander and mounted to the front ...