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Japanese company loses contact with Moon lander

Space Daily Friday, 6 June 2025 ()
Japanese company loses contact with Moon landerTokyo (AFP) June 5, 2025

A Japanese company lost contact with its Moon lander Resilience during a daunting final descent, dealing a blow to its bid to make history two years after a prior mission ended in a crash. Tokyo-based ispace had hoped to become only the third private firm - and the first outside the United States - to achieve a soft landing on the lunar surface. Touchdown was scheduled for 4:17 am Japa
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