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Russia's alleged space-based nuclear weapon sparks US concern, raising red flags about treaty violations and potential space arms race and asteroids Iris and Massalia confirmed to hold water.
With the mission’s success, Japan became the fifth country to soft-land a spacecraft on the moon.
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.
Unlike previous missions that targeted broad landing zones, SLIM was designed to land within a mere 100 meters (328 feet) of its intended target.
According to Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA), H-IIA rocket took off from Tanegashima Space Center in Southern Japan t 08:42 JST / 00:42 BST / 01:42 CEST Thursday September 07, 2023 as planned and successfully released the Smart Lander for Investigating Moon (SLIM).