The Tokyo-based company ispace confirmed the mission as a failure several hours after communication was lost with the lander.

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The failed mission comes two years after the Japanese start-up’s first moonshot ended in a crash landing. A Japanese-made ...

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The spacecraft is believed to have descended too fast after a laser system for measuring altitude did not work as expected.

Japan’s private moon lander launched by Tokyo-based company iSpace crashed while attempting a touchdown on the lunar surface ...

A private lunar lander from Japan crashed while attempting a touchdown Friday, the latest casualty in the commercial rush to ...

Japanese company ispace said its uncrewed moon lander likely crashed onto the moon's surface during its lunar touchdown ...