NASA images the impact point for the ispace lander near its intended touchdown point.
Credit: NASA
The ispace team investigating why its lunar lander crashed on June 6 says an anomaly in the system's laser range finder (LRF) is the most likely culprit and that it would reassess what sensor it uses in future missions. The sensor has been the focus of the probe into what happened with Hakuto-R...
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