A private lunar lander from Japan is closing in on the moon, aiming for a touchdown in the unexplored far north.

Following its failed attempt to achieve a successful landing on the moon in 2023, there were high hopes that Japanese startup ispace would succeed on its second attempt early on Friday local time.

TOKYO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--ispace, inc. (ispace) (TOKYO: 9348), a global lunar exploration company, announced today that the RESILIENCE lunar lander successfully completed a flyby of the Moon on Feb ...

Japanese space exploration company ispace is all set to launch its second lunar lander early Wednesday morning (Jan. 15), but what will the spacecraft carry with it to the moon? The ispace ...

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Firefly is making its first attempt to put a vehicle on the moon, but this mission marks a second try for Ispace, after its first lander crashed and blasted a divot in the lunar surface in 2023.

TSUKUBA, Japan -- Japanese lunar transportation startup ispace will make a renewed attempt to have its probe land on the moon and become, if successful, the first private company to do so in Asia.

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ispace,inc. (JP:9348) has released an update. ispace-U.S. and Volta Space Technologies have announced a strategic partnership to develop a ‘Survive the Night’ capability for lunar missions by ...

Reaffirm the deep-space survivability of ispace’s lander designs, as well as the viability of space’s lunar planning. The RESILIENCE lander will serve as a cultural artifact, carrying a UNESCO ...