A post-landing press briefing is expected soon, which may confirm Resilience’s fate. Japan’s ispace loses second moon lander as contact breaks before touchdown ...

A Japanese company had hoped that the second time would be the charm for putting a robotic lander on the moon. But it appears to have failed again. Five hours after the landing time of 3:17 p.m ...

The following year, Texas-based Intuitive Machines performed a successful lunar landing in February 2024, though soon after touchdown, the Odysseus lander tipped to a 30-degree angle.

[1/3]Employees of 'ispace' react as they wait for the signal from the touchdown of its lunar lander Resilience on the Moon at a venue to watch its landing in Tokyo, Japan, June 6, 2025.

Lonestar also sent a copy of the Declaration of Independence to the Odysseus lander during the trip through space and again in cislunar orbit, with the three tests seen as early steps to proving ...