Private ispace Moon landing fails: researchers are investigating

Mission control was unable to re-establish contact with the M1 spacecraft, and early signs suggest it crash-landed on the lunar surface.

Gemma Conroy

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A Japanese spacecraft has probably crashed during its attempt to land on the Moon.

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Nature 617, 18-19 (2023)

doi: https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-023-01441-y

Update 28 April 2023: This article has been updated to include comments from Ryo Ujiie, ispace’s chief technology officer.

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