Japan’s ispace faces setback with second failed lunar landing

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TOKYO, Japan — Japanese startup ispace Inc. reported on Friday that its lunar probe failed to achieve a successful moon landing.

The event was set to occur shortly after 4 a.m. Japan time on Friday; however, communication with the probe was lost just before the anticipated landing.

Ispace Inc. stated that the probe likely experienced a hard landing on the lunar surface.

The mission involved ispace’s second lunar lander, which launched on January 15 using a Falcon 9 rocket from U.S. spacecraft manufacturer SpaceX.

The startup faced a similar situation with its first lunar mission.

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