Russia's first lunar lander mission in 47 years ended in failure when Luna-25 crashed into the moon. Credit: Space.com | ...

Takeshi Hakamada, ispace's president and founder, revealed that the HAKUTO-R Mission 2 lander is believed to have crashed while attempting to land on the moon on Thursday, June 05, 2025. (ispace) ...

JAXA small lunar landing demonstrator "SLIM ". Watch how it travels to the moon's surface in this animated explainer. Credit: ...

This marks ispace's second failed lunar mission. Its first attempt in 2022 also ended in a crash, prompting the company to name the current lander Resilience.

A private lunar lander from Japan crashed while attempting a touchdown Friday, the latest casualty in the commercial rush to the moon. The Tokyo-based company ispace declared the mission a failure ...

Models of the lunar lander Resilience (centre, L) and the lunar rover Tenacious (centre, R) operated by Japanese private company ispace are displayed at the Moon landing event venue in Tokyo on ...

TOKYO, Japan — A private lunar lander from Japan crashed while attempting a touchdown Friday, the latest casualty in the commercial rush to the moon. The Tokyo-based company ispace declared the ...

Private lunar lander mission declared a failure after apparently crashing while attempting touchdown Takeshi Hakamada, the Founder and CEO of ispace, inc., attends a press conference in Tokyo on ...

Private lunar lander mission declared a failure after apparently crashing while attempting touchdown Takeshi Hakamada, the Founder and CEO of ispace, inc., attends a press conference in Tokyo on ...

Home > Aerospace Private Japanese Lunar Lander Crashes Into Moon's Surface This was the aerospace firm Ispace's second attempt at placing a spacecraft on the Moon. A third will follow in 2027.