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.

Jun 5, 2025 - 22:40
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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.