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Japan landed its first-ever probe on the moon after a spate of setbacks to the nation’s space program, but a power problem might cut the mission short.

A successful soft landing of the Smart Lander on the lunar surface would put Japan in exclusive company, with just the US, USSR, China and India managing the feat already.

Japan is seeking to play a greater role in achieving space missions.

The second mission will launch on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket as early as the northern hemisphere winter of 2024, the Tokyo-based company said Thursday.

The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency’s (JAXA) H2-A rocket is scheduled to take off on Sunday morning from Tanegashima Space Center in southern Japan, carrying an advanced imaging satellite and a lightweight lander expected to touch down on the moon in January or February.

Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency's H2-A rocket is scheduled to take off on Sunday

With a team of around 20 people, Scorpius Space Launch Company has built a composite tank that changes the future of space missions.

NEW DELHI -- The World Health Organization (WHO) has issued an alert for a made-in-India cough syrup, highlighting it contains unacceptable amounts of diethylen

TOKYO, April 26 (Xinhua) -- A private Japanese space company said Wednesday its lander attempt to touch down on the Moon had likely failed, with the vehicle pro

A Japanese space startup's Moon lander apparently fails in the process of touching down as the vessel fell out of contact with the developer.