Tokyo Company Loses Contact With Moon Lander

Japanese Moon lander likely crashed, company says after losing contact

Japanese startup ispace inc said its attempt to make the first private moon landing had failed after losing contact with its Hakuto-R Mission 1 (M1) lander, concluding it had most likely crashed on the lunar surface."We lost communication, so we have to assume that we could not complete the landing on the lunar surface," founder and Chief Executive Takeshi Hakamada said on a company live stream.It was the second setback for private space develop…

Commercial lunar lander presumed lost after historic moon landing attempt

(CNN) — A Japanese lunar lander, carrying a rover developed in the United Arab Emirates, attempted to find its footing on the moon’s surface Tuesday...

Communication with the Japanese lunar lander “Hakuto-R” has not yet been possible. The mission must have failed.

Japanese startup fails in historic bid to put private lunar lander on moon

The firm, Ispace, is believed to have fallen short of making the world’s first private lunar landing after miscalculating the distance to the surface and running out of fuel.

“White hare” - the Japanese company iSpace has given its lunar lander this affectionate name. But no one knows how the hare is doing right now. Although he is obviously on the moon, contact has been lost. By K. Erdmann. By: Kathrin Erdmann. [more]

‘High probability’ lander crashed on moon, Japanese space company says

More than 6 hours after losing communication, ispace speculates its spacecraft suffered same fate as Israel's failed Beresheet landing in 2019