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Intuitive Machines' Athena moon lander is "alive," but it's not yet known what mission objectives can still be met.
Why is landing on the Moon so hard? Lunar exploration remains one of the most technically demanding frontiers in modern spaceflight.
ispace failed its second attempt at an uncrewed moon landing Thursday. A private space exploration company based in Japan, ispace, wants to see people living on the moon by 2040. They have plans ...
A private space firm from Japan did not stick its moon landing on Thursday, which makes this the second failed attempt to get to the lunar surface for the company in the past two years. The ...
A private Japanese spacecraft crashed into the Moon while attempting the country’s first commercial lunar landing on Thursday, June 5, the company has confirmed. This is the second failed moon ...
At the second time of trying, Japanese startup ispace has again failed to achieve a soft landing on the moon.
Back to Article List Landing on the Moon is an incredibly difficult feat — here’s how 2025 is shaping up 2025 has brought successes and shortfalls for companies and space agencies.
Before landing, Resilience was expected to complete a pitch-over or roll maneuver that would change its position from lying horizontal in relation to the moon’s surface to sitting upright.
NASA’s learned a lot about the Moon since Apollo. But a perfect landing still requires incredible planning and scientific precision.
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