KENNEDY SPACE CENTER — The Japanese company ispace announced that it believes its HAKUTO-R Mission 2 lunar lander has been lost while attempting to land on the moon on Thursday afternoon.

the Japanese company ispace is preparing to touch down its lunar lander on Earth’s little sister. In January of this year, ispace’s HAKUTO-R lunar lander named RESILIENCE and lunar rover ...

A private lunar lander from Japan crashed while attempting a touchdown Friday, the latest casualty in the commercial rush to the moon. The Tokyo-based company ispace declared the mission a failure ...

A private lunar lander from Japan apparently crashed while attempting a touchdown Friday, the latest casualty in the commercial rush to the moon.The Tokyo-based company ispace confirmed the ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. A private lunar lander from Japan fell silent ...

Astrobotic’s first lunar lander missed the moon altogether in 2024 and came crashing back through Earth’s atmosphere. For decades, governments competed to get to the moon.

A private lunar lander from Japan descended toward a touchdown on the moon Friday, but flight controllers lost contact with the spacecraft and were unsure of its fate. The Tokyo-based company ...