WGN-TV

Private Japanese lunar lander heads toward a touchdown in the moon’s far north

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 ...
Space.com on MSN

Moon rush: These private spacecraft will attempt lunar landings in 2026

A growing fleet of privately built spacecraft is preparing to attempt robotic landings on the moon as humanity's exploration ...
UPI

Japanese ispace craft had 'hard landing' in failed lunar mission

June 5 (UPI) --After losing contact with it for several hours, a privately owned Japanese company said its lunar lander had crashed into the surface of moon in what the company, ispace, confirmed was ...
CNN

Spacecraft set for a high-stakes lunar landing attempt this week took months to reach the moon. Here’s why

Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news on fascinating discoveries, scientific advancements and more. Resilience, as the ...
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NASA spots Japan's doomed 'Resilience' moon lander from orbit — and it's surrounded by far-flung debris

Moon-orbiting spacecraft belonging to NASA and the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) have both snapped photos of Japan's ruined lunar lander Resilience, following its catastrophic "hard ...
Ars Technica

A Japanese lander crashed on the Moon after losing track of its location

A robotic lander developed by a Japanese company named ispace plummeted to the Moon’s surface Thursday, destroying a small rover and several experiments intended to demonstrate how future missions ...
Space.com

A new private moon lander rises: Impulse Space throws its hat into the lunar ring

"We're confident in our ability to solve technology's toughest challenges and excited to continue accelerating our future beyond Earth." When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an ...
The New York Times

NASA Gets Moon Lander Plan B’s From SpaceX and Blue Origin

As NASA worries that China will win the next moon race, Elon Musk and his company tangled with critics. By Kenneth Chang NASA wants ideas of how to speed up the return of its astronauts to the surface ...
autoevolution

Fourth Blue Ghost Lander Will Reach the Moon in 2029 with Two Rovers and NASA Science

Back in March one of the many space startups currently stealing the headlines, Firefly Aerospace, concluded its first mission to the Moon under NASA's Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS) program.
The New York Times

With SpaceX Behind Schedule, NASA Will Seek More Moon Lander Ideas

Blue Origin, owned by Jeff Bezos, and Lockheed Martin are among the contractors that may compete with Elon Musk’s company in the race back to the lunar surface. By Kenneth Chang The acting ...
Live Science

NASA spots Japan's doomed 'Resilience' moon lander from orbit — and it's surrounded by far-flung debris

Moon-orbiting spacecraft belonging to NASA and the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) have both snapped photos of Japan's ruined lunar lander Resilience, following its catastrophic "hard ...