Japan becomes fifth country to land spacecraft on the moon
“We believe the soft landing itself was successful,” said JAXA Director General Hitoshi Kuninaka
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“We believe the soft landing itself was successful,” said JAXA Director General Hitoshi Kuninaka
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...