Japan’s landmark moon mission ends in disappointment after contact is lost following a likely 'hard landing'

Japan’s landmark moon mission ends in disappointment after contact is lost following a likely 'hard landing'

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Tokyo-based Ispace said it lost contact with a lander bound for the moon and that the spacecraft likely made a hard landing on the lunar surface, ending the mission. The company aimed to become the first commercial space attempt to place a lander on the moon intact, with its Hakuto-R Mission 1…

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