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Japan’s SLIM lunar lander has reawakened from the chill of the lunar night after it landed upside down last January.

Against almost astronomical odds, Japan's Smart Lander for Investigating Moon (SLIM) has reestablished communication with the Japan Aerospace Exploration…

Washington DC (UPI) Feb 26, 2024 - Japans Aerospace Exploration Agency said very early Monday they have regained communication with the Smart Lander for Investigating Moon exploration vehicle after nearly a month.

Japans space agency announced on Monday that the countrys first moon lander may have survived a second, freezing lunar night after responding to a signal from Earth.

NASA and Intuitive Machines hope to receive more data and photos in the coming days.

The first Intuitive Machines lunar mission carries/carried six scientific payloads from NASA to contribute to the Artemis Program.

Intuitive Machines’ spacecraft Odysseus lands after a 73-minute descent, touching down near moon’s south pole

A private company's lander put the U.S. on the moon for the first time since NASA’s Apollo moonwalkers. It's the first time a private business pulled off a landing.

US News: For the first time since 1972, the US is back on the moon. Intuitive Machines Inc landed a robotic spacecraft on the moon, becoming the first private firm to place a vehicle intact on the lunar surface. Find out why it took US 51 years to get back on the moon and the challenges faced by private companies in lunar exploration.

At 6:23 p.m. New York time Thursday, Intuitive Machines Inc. landed a robotic spacecraft on the moon, becoming the first private firm to place a vehicle intact on the lunar surface.