Japan lands on Moon but glitch threatens mission
It becomes only the fifth country to soft-land on the Moon but power supply problems may hinder its mission.
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Japan becomes fifth country to land spacecraft on the moon
Japan has landed their historic robotic mission, named Smart Lander for Investigating Moon (SLIM), on the lunar surface, making the East Asian nation to become the fifth nation to land a spacecraft on the moon. Japan’s landing: In a press conference on Friday, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) President Hiroshi Yamakawa confirmed that SLIM landed on the moon at around 12:20 a.m. JST on Jan. 20 and has re-established communication with earth. “We believe the soft landing itself was successful as the spacecraft sent telemetry date, meaning most equipment on board was oper...
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Japan has landed a spacecraft on the moon for the first time, but the mission didn't go exactly according to plan
Japan successfully landed its SLIM spacecraft on the moon but the spacecraft is not generating solar power.
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Japan's 'Moon Sniper' probe lands on moon, but suffers power problem
Japan's SLIM lander touched down on the moon today (Jan. 19), notching a huge success for the nation. But SLIM's life may be quite short, as its solar panels aren't working.
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'20 minutes of terror': What to expect from Japan's 'Moon Sniper' landing attempt
Japan hopes to land its Smart Lander for Investigating Moon, or SLIM, on Friday, which would make the vehicle the country’s first robotic explorer to soft-land on the moon.
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