Resilience, ispace's second lunar lander, had problems measuring its distance to the surface and could not slow its descent fast enough.

A laser navigating tool doomed a Japanese company’s lunar lander earlier this month, causing it to crash into the moon.

A model of the lunar lander Resilience, operated by ispace, is displayed at a venue where employees will monitor its landing on the moon, in Tokyo, Japan, Jun 6, 2025. (Photo: Reuters/Manami Yamada) ...

A JAPANESE spacecraft attempting a touchdown on the moon has crashed into the lunar surface, its company said. The unmanned Resilience moon lander, from private Japanese astro firm ispace, has been… ...

TOKYO — Japanese company ispace said its uncrewed moon lander likely crashed onto the moon's surface during its lunar touchdown attempt on Friday (June 6), marking another failure two years ...

Japan last year became the world’s fifth country to achieve a soft lunar landing after the former Soviet Union, the U.S., China and India, when the national Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency ...

In 2023, ispace’s first lander crashed into the moon’s surface due to inaccurate recognition of its altitude. Software remedies have been implemented, while the hardware design was mostly ...

A model of the lunar lander "Resilience", operated by 'ispace', is displayed at a venue where employees of 'ispace' monitored its attempted landing on the Moon, in Tokyo, Japan, June 6, 2025.

Japanese company ispace said its uncrewed moon lander likely crashed onto the lunar surface during its touchdown attempt on Friday, marking another failure two years after an unsuccessful inaugural ...

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To date, only five nations have achieved soft lunar landings: the Soviet Union, the United States, China, India, and Japan. Now, private companies are joining the race, promising cheaper and more ...