Ispace Hakuto-R Lunar Landing Attempt Appears To Fail

Communications with the ispace lander were lost around the time it was supposed to land on the Moon.

Credit: ispace
Ispace’s attempted landing of its Hakuto-R spacecraft on the Moon appears to have failed after communications were lost with the vehicle right about the time the lander should have been touching down on the lunar surface on April 25. Engineers at ispace’s mission control center in Tokyo planned to...
Garrett Reim

Based in the Seattle area, Garrett covers the space sector and advanced technologies that are shaping the future of aerospace and defense, including space startups, advanced air mobility and artificial intelligence.

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