NASA's Lunar Orbiter has spotted the Japanese Moon lander's crash site after the lander went dark during its descent back in April.
Published May 24th, 2023 9:44PM EDTJapan and ispace’s HAKUTO-R Mission 1 lunar lander appears to have met a startling end, according tocaptured by NASA’s Lunar Orbiter. Based on the new images, astronomers say they have finally spotted the Japanese moon lander’s crash site, finally bringing closure to the failed touchdown, which first made headlines in late April.
The HAKUTO-R Mission 1 lander was expected to touchdown on the surface of the Moon on April 26, around 1:40 a.m. JST. However, communication between the lander and the Mission Control Center was cut off, and while it was expected to resume after touchdown, no signal ever came. The mission would have been the first commercial lander to reach the lunar surface.
While it appears we have found the Japanese moon lander’s crash site, ispace and the Japanese Aerospace Exploration Agency the mission was still a success, providing the company and the space agency with a ton of useful data for future attempts. Even executing the landing phase is a huge step towards getting a lander on the ground in good condition.
Either way, ispace and JAXA say they are already prepping future missions, which will take all the new data into account as they try to land a commercial lunar lander on the moon once again.
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