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Japan’s SLIM spacecraft regains power nine days after historic lunar landing | Science & Tech News
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Japan’s SLIM spacecraft has regained power more than a week after it ran out of electricity after landing on the moon. The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) said it re-established communication with its lander late on Sunday, nine days after Japan became the fifth country to put a spacecraft on the moon. The Smart Lander…
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Japan hails ‘pinpoint’ moon landing – but spacecraft loses power after less than three hours | Science & Tech News
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Japan’s moon lander touched down with “pinpoint” precision, its space agency has said, after the country become the fifth in the world to successfully reach lunar soil. The Smart Lander for Investigating Moon (SLIM), also known as the “moon sniper”, landed within 100m (328ft) of its target, out-striping conventional accuracy targets, it was announced on…
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Moon landing seemingly doomed after private company’s Peregrine spacecraft suffers ‘critical’ fuel leak | Science & Tech News
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The first US moon landing mission in more than 50 years appears to be doomed after a private company’s spacecraft developed a “critical” fuel leak just hours after it launched. Private firm Pittsburgh-based Astrobotic Technology estimated the Peregrine lander would start losing power in about 40 hours. The company had managed to orient it towards…
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Peregrine Mission-1 spacecraft has ‘no chance’ of landing on moon, company says | Science & Tech News
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Astrobotic have given up on their Peregrine-1 spacecraft landing on the moon after it sprang a crippling propellant leak. The problem occurred in the first few hours of the lunar lander’s journey into space. The Pittsburgh-based firm – which had been hoping to be the first private company to complete a moon landing – said…
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Peregrine Mission 1: Lunar spacecraft suffers ‘critical loss of propellant’ | Science & Tech News
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A spacecraft which was heading for the moon has suffered a “critical loss of propellant”, the company behind it has said. It appears there has been a “failure within the propulsion system”, Astrobotic added. It said its team was trying to stabilise Peregrine Mission 1, but “given the situation” it is prioritising “maximising the science…
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First US spacecraft to land on moon since Apollo due to lift off on Monday | Science & Tech News
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A new era of commercial missions to the moon is due to lift off on Monday as NASA gambles on a ride on an untested private lunar lander – alongside human remains and a marketing stunt by a sports drink manufacturer. Peregrine Mission-1 will be the first US spacecraft with the aim of landing on…
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Crashed Russian spacecraft likely cause of new crater on the moon – as NASA releases images | Science & Tech News
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NASA has found a new crater on the moon likely caused by the impact of a Russian spacecraft that crashed last month. Luna-25, a robot lander, met its untimely end as it looked to touch down on the lunar surface’s south pole. Russia had hoped it would spend a year collecting samples of rock and…
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India joins exclusive club after successful moon landing – with innovative, low-cost spacecraft | Science & Tech News
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Nearly four years ago, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi hugged the director of India’s space agency who was reduced to tears after losing Chandrayaan-2 – his country’s first attempt to land on the moon. Today, it was tears of joy. This isn’t just a huge triumph for Indian scientists and engineers. As Chandrayaan-3 touched down…
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Russia’s Luna-25 spacecraft crashes into moon | World News
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Russia has reported that its Luna-25 spacecraft has crashed into the moon. The unmanned robot lander, which launched earlier this month, crashed after it spun into uncontrolled orbit, Russia’s space corporation Roscosmos reported on Sunday. It comes after the country reported an “abnormal situation” that its specialists were analysing on Saturday. The mission was the…
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Russia reports ‘abnormal situation’ at Luna-25 spacecraft | Science & Tech News
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Russia has reported an “abnormal situation” at its moon-bound spacecraft which launched earlier this month. Luna-25 is an unmanned robot lander and the country’s first mission to the lunar surface in almost 50 years. It’s targeting a historic touchdown at the moon’s south pole on Monday, but appears to have run into unspecified trouble while…