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Japanese company: 'High probability' lander crashed on moon

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A Japanese company’s spacecraft apparently crashed while attempting to land on the moon. Flight controllers lost contact Wednesday with the lander after it descended from lunar orbit, aiming for the

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  1. NPR

    Contact is lost with a Japanese spacecraft attempting to land on the moon (opens NPR)

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    A Japanese company tried to land the unmanned Hakuto spacecraft on the moon early Wednesday, but its fate was unknown as flight controllers lost contact with it moments before the planned touchdown.

  2. Al Jazeera

    Japanese company loses contact with moon lander in likely crash (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Flight controllers lose contact with spacecraft moments before the planned touchdown.

  3. Los Angeles Times

    Fate of Japanese moon lander unknown after company loses contact just before touchdown (opens Los Angeles Times)

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    A Japanese company tried to land its own spacecraft on the moon early Wednesday, but its fate was unknown as flight controllers lost contact with it moments before the planned touchdown.

  4. WFMZ Allentown

    Japanese company: 'High probability' lander crashed on moon (opens WFMZ Allentown)

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    A Japanese company’s spacecraft apparently crashed while attempting to land on the moon. Flight controllers lost contact Wednesday with the lander after it descended from lunar orbit, aiming for the

  5. Scientific American

    Japanese Moon Landing Attempt Falls Short as Spacecraft Goes Silent (opens Scientific American)

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    With an apparent crash, the HAKUTO-R mission from the private space exploration company ispace has joined a long list of failed moon landers

  6. Universe Today

    Japanese Company's Moon Lander Is Presumed Lost After Going Silent (opens Universe Today)

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    The Hakuto-R moon lander, built by Japan-based ispace, went out of contact during its descent to the lunar surface and is presumed lost.

  7. Portland Press Herald

    Tokyo company loses contact with moon lander in likely crash (opens Portland Press Herald)

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    The lander carried a mini rover for the United Arab Emirates and a toylike robot from Japan.

  8. The Columbian

    Tokyo company loses contact with moon lander, fate unknown (opens The Columbian)

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    A Japanese company tried to land its own spacecraft on the moon early Wednesday, but its fate was unknown as flight controllers lost contact with it moments before the planned touchdown.

  9. Deutsche Welle

    Japanese moon landing spacecraft's fate unknown – DW (opens Deutsche Welle)

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    Japanese firm ispace has assumed that its lunar lander failed to land on the moon, a company official said after losing contact with the spacecraft. The company plans to set up a permanent lunar colony by 2040.

  10. CBS News

    Historic Japanese moon landing attempt appears failed after ispace craft loses contact (opens CBS News)

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    Contact was lost during the spacecraft's final descent, presumably the result of a crippling malfunction.

  11. Gizmodo

    Japan's Private Lander Appears to Have Crashed on the Moon (opens Gizmodo)

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    Tokyo-based ispace was hoping to become the first commercial venture to safely place a lander on the lunar surface.

  12. France 24

    Japan firm's pioneering Moon landing fails (opens France 24)

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    A Japanese startup attempting the first private landing on the Moon said Wednesday it had lost communication with its spacecraft and assumed the lunar mission had failed.

  13. The Guardian

    Japanese firm’s pioneering moon landing fails (opens The Guardian)

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    Ispace loses communication with Hakuto-R lunar lander, ending a mission that began more than four months ago

  14. Voice of America

    Tokyo Company Loses Contact With Moon Lander (opens Voice of America)

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    Fate of spacecraft unknown as lander went silent moments before planned touchdown

  15. Latin Times

    Japan's Ispace Fails To Land Its Spacecraft On The Moon (opens Latin Times)

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    After SpaceX's rocket exploded spectacularly minutes after blasting off its launch pad, it was the second setback for private space development in a week.

  16. The Times of Israel

    ‘High probability’ lander crashed on moon, Japanese space company says (opens The Times of Israel)

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    More than 6 hours after losing communication, ispace speculates its spacecraft suffered same fate as Israel's failed Beresheet landing in 2019

  17. UPI

    'High probability' Japanese Hakuto-R lunar lander crashed (opens UPI)

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    The Hakuto-R spacecraft that was supposed to land on the moon likely crashed, according to Ispace, the Japanese company responsible for the project.

  18. Fortune

    Japan’s landmark moon mission ends in disappointment after contact is lost following a likely 'hard landing' (opens Fortune)

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    Tokyo-based Ispace had aimed to become the first commercial space attempt to place a lander on the moon intact.

  19. NBC News

    Japanese company says moon lander unexpectedly accelerated and likely crashed (opens NBC News)

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    If all had gone well, ispace would have been the first private business to pull off a lunar landing.

  20. France 24

    Japanese Moon lander likely crashed, company says after losing contact (opens France 24)

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    Japanese startup ispace inc said its attempt to make the first private moon landing had failed after losing contact with its Hakuto-R Mission 1 (M1) lander, concluding it had most likely crashed on the…

  21. The Daily Caller

    Japanese Space Company Fails In Attempt To Reach The Moon (opens The Daily Caller)

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    Japanese company ispace's attempt to launch a lunar lander on the moon appears to have failed as engineers lost contact with the vehicle.

  22. Science Alert

    First Private Moon Landing Ends in Failure as Japanese Company Loses Contact (opens Science Alert)

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    Tokyo-based company ispace made a bold attempt to land a spacecraft on the lunar surface on Tuesday, and fears that it ended with a crash landing.

  23. FOX Business

    Japan's ispace reveals why lunar lander likely crashed into moon (opens FOX Business)

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    The Japanese Hakuto lunar lander likely made a hard landing on the moon's surface on Tuesday. Ispace said that it lost communications with the lander and was not receiving data.

  24. Deutsche Welle

    Japanese moon landing spacecraft likely crashed, says ispace – DW (opens Deutsche Welle)

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    Japanese company ispace said that it lost contact with the lunar lander, concluding that it had likely crashed on the surface of the moon. The company plans to set up a permanent lunar colony by 2040.

  25. The Guardian

    Japan’s ispace says moon lander probably crashed on lunar surface (opens The Guardian)

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    Hakuto-R may have miscalculated altitude, says company after losing contact with spacecraft

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