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 Friday, ...

A private lunar lander from Japan crashed while attempting a touchdown Friday, the latest casualty in the commercial rush to the moon. The Tokyo-based company ispace declared the mission a failure ...

The Japanese private spaceflight company ispace aims to make history on Thursday (June 5) with its second attempt to land on the moon. The Resilience lander is currently orbiting the moon as it ...

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A private lunar lander from Japan descended toward a touchdown on the moon Friday, but its fate was unknown as flight controllers scrambled to figure out what had happened. The moon landing attempt by ...

TOKYO, June 6 (Reuters) - Japanese company ispace (9348.T), opens new tab said its uncrewed moon lander likely crashed onto the lunar surface during its touchdown attempt on Friday, marking another ...