CEO and founder Takeshi Hakamada apologised to everyone who contributed to the mission, the second lunar strikeout for ispace
Models of lunar lander ‘Resilience’ and lunar rover ‘Tenacious’ at the Moon landing event in Tokyo yesterday. Pic/AFP
A private lunar lander from Japan crashed while attempting a touchdown on Friday, the latest casualty in the commercial rush to the moon. The Tokyo-based company ispace declared the mission a failure several hours after communication was lost with the lander. Flight controllers scrambled to gain contact, but were met with only silence and said they were concluding the mission.
Communications ceased less than two minutes before the spacecraft’s scheduled landing on the moon with a mini rover. Until then, the descent from lunar orbit seemed to be going well.
CEO and founder Takeshi Hakamada apologised to everyone who contributed to the mission, the second lunar strikeout for Ispace.
Two years ago, the company’s first moonshot ended in a crash landing, giving rise to the name ‘Resilience’ for its successor lander.
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