WATCH LIVE: Moon Landing of iSpace HAKUTO-R Mission 1

[Elderberry]

Cosmosapiens

Join us for a historic moment as the private space exploration company ispace attempts to land its lunar lander on the surface of the Moon. This mission is a major milestone in the company's plans to explore and develop resources on the Moon, paving the way for future space activities.

Tune in to the live webcast to witness the final moments of the descent and landing sequence, as ispace's spacecraft approaches the Moon's surface and touches down with precision.

The mission control team will be providing real-time updates on the status of the landing, with nail-biting moments as the lander approaches the surface.

With this landing, iSpace will have taken a significant step towards unlocking the Moon's vast potential for scientific research and space exploration.

Don't miss this opportunity to be a part of history and witness the first private company landing on the Moon.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ZaxASLVAv0

[corbe]

   Thanks for the Link @Elderberry

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   Crap, unable to establish communications after the landing.

[Kamaji]

Any updates?

[Elderberry]

TOKYO, April 25 (Reuters) - Japanese startup ispace (9348.T) assumed its attempt to make the first private moon landing had failed on Tuesday as engineers struggled to regain contact with the company's Hakuto-R Mission 1 (M1) lander long after it was due for a lunar touchdown.

"We lost the communication, so we have to assume that we could not complete the landing on the lunar surface," ispace Chief Executive Takeshi Hakamada said on a company live stream, as mission control engineers in Tokyo continued to try regaining contact with its lander.

[bigheadfred]

This is too bad. Maybe it got some good pics of the Alien craft that shut it down.

[Elderberry]

Japanese firm ispace examines why its lander crashed on moon

https://www.charlotteobserver.com/news/politics-government/article274759791.html

Tokyo-based ispace confirmed Wednesday that its HAKUTO-R spacecraft, which was scheduled to make a historic lunar landing on Tuesday, likely crashed into the Moon's surface. That failed landing came roughly three months after the 7-foot-tall lander launched atop a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral, Florida. The lander then entered into orbit around the moon on March 21 and began to prepare for a landing on the lunar surface. During its descent, ground controllers lost communications with the lander. The team determined it was in a vertical position as it approached the lunar surface, however, no data was ever received that indicated a successful touchdown.

The mission had 10 major objectives, and company representatives said eight of the 10 were completed before the spacecraft was due to land on the moon.

"We are very proud of the fact that we have achieved many things during this Mission 1," Hakamada said. "We will keep going - never quit the lunar quest." The company, which employs more than 200 people around the world, has two more lunar landings on the books, one set for 2024 and one for 2025.

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