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2nd moon landing attempt leaves private space firm in limbo

Resilience spacecraft’s status after moon-landing attempt is unknown

Resilience, a spacecraft built by Japan-based company Ispace, is expected to attempt to touch down on the moon at 3:17 p.m. ET. If successful, it will be the first private-sector lunar lander built outside of the US to land safely on the moon.

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Second moon landing attempt leaves private space firm in limbo

A private space firm from Japan likely did not stick its moon landing on Thursday, which would make this the second failed attempt to get to the lunar surface for the company in the past two years. The mission,

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Japanese spacecraft goes dark during attempted moon landing. Its payload would have been a world-first.

Earth lost contact with the private Japanese spacecraft "Resilience" during an attempted moon landing on Thursday. The lander was carrying what would have been the first European-built rover to explore the moon.

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How to watch a historic moon landing on Thursday

A startup is aiming to become the first commercial company in Japan to successfully land on the moon, and also deliver the ...

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Second ispace mission ready for lunar landing attempt

Japanese company ispace is set to make its second attempt to land on the moon this week as the company looks ahead to larger, ...

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Europe stages a moon landing to learn how to photograph the real thing (photos)

Pictures from a simulated moon landing, not designed to fool ... have been released by the European Space Agency (ESA). When Neil Armstrong clambered down the Eagle's lander to take his "one ...

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