But this could be risky given the current geopolitical environment, consultant Forczyk says. A lunar-lander version of SpaceX's Starship is at the center of efforts to return astronauts to the Moon ...

The Resilience spacecraft was Ispace’s second bid at a soft lunar landing. The company’s previous try with the Hakuto-R lunar lander crashed ... Hebrew Bible, from 11 caves near the site ...

What else has landed on the moon this year? Resilience shared a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket with another lunar lander, Blue Ghost from Firefly Aerospace of Cedar Park, Texas. The Blue Ghost spacecraft ...

It does not necessarily reflect the view of The Herald. A private lunar lander from Japan crashed while attempting a touchdown on Friday, the latest casualty in the commercial rush to the Moon.

It does not necessarily reflect the view of The Herald. A private lunar lander from Japan crashed while attempting a touchdown on Friday, the latest casualty in the commercial rush to the Moon.

It reached lunar orbit on May 6 and began its descent toward Mare Frigoris. The landing sequence began at around 3:13am JST today (11:43pm IST, June 5), with the lander descending from an altitude ...

A private lunar lander from Japan apparently crashed while attempting a touchdown on Friday, the latest casualty in the commercial rush to the moon. The Tokyo-based company ispace confirmed the ...

SpaceX’s Starship mega rocket is what NASA has picked to get astronauts from lunar orbit to the surface of the moon, at least for the first two landing missions. Starship made its ninth test ...

ispace's European-built rover — named Tenacious — sported a high-definition camera to scout out the area and a shovel to scoop up some lunar dirt for NASA. The rover, weighing just 11 pounds, was ...