A Japanese company had hoped that the second time would be the charm for putting a robotic lander on the moon. But it appears to have failed again.

This was the aerospace firm Ispace's second attempt at placing a spacecraft on the Moon. A third will follow in 2027.

After nearly six months in space, Ispace's Resilience lander will (hopefully) touch down on the lunar surface this week.

Early reports suggest that an issue with the Japanese lander's sensors prevented it from sufficiently slowing down ...

On June 5, 2025, a private Japanese spacecraft, Resilience, experienced a sudden loss of communication with mission control ...

Japanese company ispace has declared a second failure in a bid for its lunar lander to touchdown on the Moon after ...

Investigations by the Japanese company ispace identified issues with speed and an altitude sensor that likely doomed the ...

The private Japanese spacecraft "Resilience" has seemingly been destroyed in a "hard landing" on the moon on Thursday. The ...

Japanese company ispace said its uncrewed moon lander likely crashed onto the moon’s surface during its lunar touchdown ...

Japanese space startup ispace has suffered its second failed attempt at a lunar landing in two years. The company lost ...

A private lunar lander from Japan crashed while attempting a touchdown Friday, the latest casualty in the commercial rush to ...

A robotic lander developed by a Japanese company named ispace plummeted to the Moon's surface Thursday, destroying a small ...