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The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) said its Smart Lander for Investigating Moon (SLIM) landed the moon's surface at around 12:20 a.m. (1520 GMT Friday), but its solar panels were not able to generate electricity, possibly because they are angled wrong.

Japan follows the United States, the Soviet Union, China and India in reaching the moon.

The lander's main goal is to test landing technology for possible manned flights in the future.

TOKYO: Japan´s precision Moon lander “appeared” to have landed on the lunar surface early on Saturday, but confirmation was still awaited, space agency JAXA said.If its Smart...

Tokyo/Madrid, Jan 20 (EFE).- Japan’s SLIM robotic explorer pulled a soft landing on the moon on Friday, but the mission may be over prematurely as Japan’s space agency, Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA), confirmed a power problem with the spacecraft’s solar cell. The SLIM (Smart Lander for Investigating Moon) landed on the lunar surface at 12:20 …

The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) said its Smart Lander for Investigating Moon (SLIM) landed the moons surface at around 12:20 a.m. (1520 GMT Friday), but its solar panels were not able to generate electricity, possibly because they are angled wrong.

Japan became the fifth nation to land a functioning robot on the moon, but the mission faced a problem involving its solar cells.

TOKYO — Japan on Jan 20 became the fifth country to put a spacecraft on the moon, but solar power issues threatened to cut short the nation's mission to prove a "precision" landing technology and revitalise a space programme that has suffered setbacks. The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (Jaxa) said its Smart Lander for Investigating Moon (Slim) landed the moon's...

Japan has become the fifth country to land a craft on the moon, but problems with its solar panels mean the mission hangs in the balance.

Get latest articles and stories on World at LatestLY. Japan created history by becoming only the fifth nation to successfully complete the soft landing on the moon with its 'Moon Sniper' robotic explorer, but, fear looms that the mission may end prematurely since the spacecraft's solar cell is not generating electricity, CNN reported citing the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency. World News | Japan Makes Historic Landing on Moon, but Lander Losing Power Rapidly Makes ...