TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese startup ispace aims to become the first non-U.S. company to achieve a controlled moon landing as it prepares for the touchdown of its second uncrewed spacecraft on ...

TOKYO (Reuters) -Japanese company ispace said its uncrewed moon lander likely crashed onto the lunar surface during its touchdown attempt on Friday, marking another failure two years after an ...

Whether Resilience lands safely or not, ispace is forging ahead. Its next mission, set for 2026, will debut a larger lander, Apex 1.0, aimed at expanding Japan's role in the growing lunar economy.

— Japan's ispace nabs $55 million NASA moon landing deal, slips 3rd lunar launch to 2026 — Moon crash site found! NASA orbiter spots grave of private Japanese lander (photos) ...

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Takeshi Hakamada, CEO of Japanese firm ispace, bows after explaining that the communication of the Hakuto-R Mission 1 lander developed by ispace has been cut off, in Tokyo on April 26, 2023.

Following a December launch from Florida, Japanese private space company ispace attempted to put its Hakuto-R M1 lander on the surface of the moon on Tuesday. The team lost contact.

The Japanese moon venture known as ispace says it has recruited new corporate partners and struck a deal to put a commercial payload on its Hakuto-R lunar lander.

Credit: ispace TAMPA, Fla. — Japanese lunar lander developer ispace said April 21 it is negotiating the world’s first insurance coverage for a commercial mission to the moon’s surface.

Japan’s ispace strikes deal with SpaceX for launches to the moon in 2020 and 2021 by Alan Boyle on September 26, 2018 at 7:58 pm Share 377 Tweet Share Reddit Email ...

An ispace spokesperson declined to comment. JAPAN’S LUNAR ENTHUSIASM The company envisions establishing a lunar colony of 1,000 inhabitants by the 2040s, tapping the moon’s water resources.