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Source: People’s Republic of China – State Council News
TOKYO, June 6 (Xinhua) — Tokyo-based ispace has officially confirmed the failure of its moon landing mission after losing contact with the descending lander early Friday.
At a press conference held around 9:00 a.m. local time, ispace announced the end of the mission after determining that it was impossible to re-establish contact with the craft.
The lander, launched from Florida in January, successfully entered lunar orbit and began its descent from an altitude of 100 km around 3 a.m. Friday. It was scheduled to make a soft landing at 4:17 a.m. on a plain near Mare Frigoris in the northern hemisphere of the moon. However, around 4:30 a.m., the company reported a loss of contact with the lander and began investigating the situation. Experts concluded that the craft failed to make a soft landing.
iSpace’s previous attempt to land a lunar module in 2023 also ended in failure, with an altitude misjudgement leading to a crash. –0–