Moon lander ‘likely to have crashed’, says Japan’s ispace
The spacecraft is believed to have descended too fast after a laser system for measuring altitude did not work as expected. But despite the failure, the firm ispace is pledging to press ahead with more moon missions.
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Staff are shocked after the company announced they lost signal from the lander. Pic: Reuters
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The Resilience lander prior to January's launch. Pic: ispace
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The Tenacious rover was carrying the so-called Moonhouse. Pic: ispace
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