The Japanese company ispace has officially declared its lunar lander, Resilience, a failure after it crashed during touchdown. This incident follows a previous unsuccessful landing two years ago. Despite progress before the crash—Resilience had successfully entered lunar orbit—flight controllers lost contact moments before landing. CEO Takeshi Hakamada apologized to supporters and acknowledged the importance of analyzing the failure. The lander, launched in January 2023, had aimed for a flat area on the moon's surface after a lengthy journey that included a shared launch with another lunar lander.
A Japanese-made private lunar lander named Resilience has officially been declared a failure after crashing while attempting a soft landing on the moon.
ispace CEO and founder Takeshi Hakamada expressed deep regret over the failed mission, emphasizing the need to carefully analyze what went wrong.
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