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.

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

This image provided by ispace, inc. shows the Resilience lander circling the moon, Wednesday June 4, 2025. (ispace, inc. via AP) This image provided by ispace, inc. shows the Resilience lander ...

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 ...

By Kenneth Chang This is the third moon landing attempt Kenneth Chang has reported on this year. A Japanese company had hoped that the second time would be the charm for putting a robotic lander ...