Japan’s ispace suffers second lunar landing failure

The Japanese firm ispace has suffered a second setback after its Hakuto-R Mission 2, also known as Resilience, failed to touch down near the centre of Mare Frigoris in the far north of the Moon after a sensor malfunctioned during descent.

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Physics World
Published
2025-08-01
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https://doi.org/10.1088/2058-7058/38/07/03
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Space exploration and regulation
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Japan’s ispace suffers second lunar landing failure

Michael Banks
Physics World
Space exploration and regulation
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Japan’s ispace suffers second lunar landing failure

Michael Banks
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Abstract

The Japanese firm ispace has suffered a second setback after its Hakuto-R Mission 2, also known as Resilience, failed to touch down near the centre of Mare Frigoris in the far north of the Moon after a sensor malfunctioned during descent.

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