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Lunar lander developed by Japanese startup ispace

Photo taken at a Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency facility in the Ibaraki Prefecture city of Tsukuba, eastern Japan, on Oct. 2, 2025, shows a prototype of the Series 3 lunar lander, developed by Tokyo-based Japanese space startup ispace Inc. The company said the same day the lander will be launched in 2028, changed from the initially planned 2027.

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Lunar lander developed by Japanese startup ispace

Photo taken at a Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency facility in the Ibaraki Prefecture city of Tsukuba, eastern Japan, on Oct. 2, 2025, shows a prototype of the Series 3 lunar lander, developed by Tokyo-based Japanese space startup ispace Inc. The company said the same day the lander will be launched in 2028, changed from the initially planned 2027.

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[Breaking News]Japan startup fails again to put lander on Moon

TOKYO, Japan, June 6 Kyodo - Takeshi Hakamada, founder and CEO of ispace Inc., suggests at a press conference in Tokyo on June 6, 2025, that the Japanese startup's lunar lander failed in its attempt to land on the Moon's surface, following its first unsuccessful try in 2023. The Tokyo-based company believes its lunar lander Resilience impacted the Moon's surface after failing to slow sufficiently during its descent, dashing ispace's hope of becoming the country's first private company to reach the lunar surface successfully. (Kyodo)

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Japan ispace lunar lander fails in Moon landing

Japanese startup ispace Inc. CEO Takeshi Hakamada holds a press conference in Tokyo on June 6, 2025, after the company's lunar lander apparently crashed on the Moon, failing in its attempt to become the first private firm in Asia to touch down on it.

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Japan ispace lunar lander fails in Moon landing

Japanese startup ispace Inc. CEO Takeshi Hakamada holds a press conference in Tokyo on June 6, 2025, after the company's lunar lander apparently crashed on the Moon, failing in its attempt to become the first private firm in Asia to touch down on it.

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Japan ispace lunar lander fails in Moon landing

Japanese startup ispace Inc. CEO Takeshi Hakamada holds a press conference in Tokyo on June 6, 2025, after the company's lunar lander apparently crashed on the Moon, failing in its attempt to become the first private firm in Asia to touch down on it.

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Japan ispace lunar lander fails in Moon landing

Japanese startup ispace Inc. CEO Takeshi Hakamada holds a press conference in Tokyo on June 6, 2025, after the company's lunar lander apparently crashed on the Moon, failing in its attempt to become the first private firm in Asia to touch down on it.

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Japan startup fails again to put lander on Moon

Photo taken in Tokyo on June 6, 2025, shows a mockup of a lunar lander developed by Tokyo-based startup ispace Inc. The lunar lander failed to land on the Moon's surface, following its first unsuccessful attempt in 2023, dashing ispace's hope of becoming the country's first private company to reach the lunar surface successfully.

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Japan startup fails again to put lander on Moon

Takeshi Hakamada, founder and CEO of ispace Inc., suggests at a press conference in Tokyo on June 6, 2025, that the Japanese startup's lunar lander failed in its attempt to land on the Moon's surface, following its first unsuccessful try in 2023. The Tokyo-based company believes its lunar lander Resilience impacted the Moon's surface after failing to slow sufficiently during its descent, dashing ispace's hope of becoming the country's first private company to reach the lunar surface successfully.

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Japan startup fails again to put lander on Moon

Takeshi Hakamada (C), founder and CEO of ispace Inc., suggests at a press conference in Tokyo on June 6, 2025, that the Japanese startup's lunar lander failed in its attempt to land on the Moon's surface, following its first unsuccessful try in 2023. The Tokyo-based company believes its lunar lander Resilience impacted the Moon's surface after failing to slow sufficiently during its descent, dashing ispace's hope of becoming the country's first private company to reach the lunar surface successfully.

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Lunar lander developed by Japanese startup

Photo taken at the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency's Tsukuba Space Center in the Ibaraki Prefecture city of Tsukuba, eastern Japan, on Sept. 12, 2024, shows the lunar rover Tenacious mounted on the lunar lander Resilience, developed by Tokyo-based Japanese space startup ispace Inc. The company announced the same day a plan to launch the lander on a SpaceX rocket no earlier than December 2024.

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Lunar lander developed by Japanese startup

Photo taken at the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency's Tsukuba Space Center in the Ibaraki Prefecture city of Tsukuba, eastern Japan, on Sept. 12, 2024, shows the lunar lander Resilience, developed by Tokyo-based Japanese space startup ispace Inc. The company announced the same day a plan to launch the lander on a SpaceX rocket no earlier than December 2024.

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Lunar lander developed by Japanese startup

Photo taken at the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency's Tsukuba Space Center in the Ibaraki Prefecture city of Tsukuba, eastern Japan, on Sept. 12, 2024, shows the lunar lander Resilience, developed by Tokyo-based Japanese space startup ispace Inc. The company announced the same day a plan to launch the lander on a SpaceX rocket no earlier than December 2024.

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Lunar lander developed by Japanese startup

Photo taken at the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency's Tsukuba Space Center in the Ibaraki Prefecture city of Tsukuba, eastern Japan, on Sept. 12, 2024, shows the lunar lander Resilience, developed by Tokyo-based Japanese space startup ispace Inc. The company announced the same day a plan to launch the lander on a SpaceX rocket no earlier than December 2024.

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Lunar lander developed by Japanese space venture

Photo taken in Tokyo on Nov. 16, 2023, shows a model of a lunar lander (back) developed by Tokyo-based startup ispace Inc. ahead of its mission, which will possibly commence in the winter of 2024 using a SpaceX rocket. A lunar rover can be seen at the front.

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Lunar rover developed by Japanese space venture

Photo taken in Tokyo on Nov. 16, 2023, shows a model of a lunar rover developed by Tokyo-based startup ispace Inc. ahead of its mission, which will possibly commence in the winter of 2024 using a SpaceX rocket.

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Japan startup lander may reach Moon on Apr. 26

Takeshi Hakamada, founder and CEO of Japanese space startup Ispace Inc., holds a press conference in Tokyo on April 12, 2023. He announced the company's self-developed Moon lander may touch down on the celestial body as early as April 26, a move that would make it the first private company in the world to reach the Moon.

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Japanese-developed lunar lander

Photo taken in Tokyo on Dec. 11, 2022, shows a mockup of a lunar lander developed by Tokyo-based startup ispace Inc. The lunar lander was successfully detached from a SpaceX rocket after its launch from Florida's Cape Canaveral Space Force Station the same day. The technology startup would be the first private company in the world to reach the Moon if the lander arrives as scheduled around late April next year.

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Japanese-developed lunar lander

Photo taken in Tokyo on Dec. 11, 2022, shows a mockup of a lunar lander developed by Tokyo-based startup ispace Inc. The lunar lander was successfully detached from a SpaceX rocket after its launch from Florida's Cape Canaveral Space Force Station the same day. The technology startup would be the first private company in the world to reach the Moon if the lander arrives as scheduled around late April next year.

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Japanese-developed lunar lander

People celebrate in Tokyo on Dec. 11, 2022, as ispace Inc.'s self-developed lunar lander is successfully detached from a SpaceX rocket after its launch from Florida's Cape Canaveral Space Force Station earlier in the day. The Tokyo-based space technology startup would be the first private company in the world to reach the Moon if the lander arrives as scheduled on the Moon around late April next year.

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Japanese-developed lunar lander

People celebrate in Tokyo on Dec. 11, 2022, as ispace Inc.'s self-developed lunar lander is successfully detached from a SpaceX rocket after its launch from Florida's Cape Canaveral Space Force Station earlier in the day. The Tokyo-based space technology startup would be the first private company in the world to reach the Moon if the lander arrives as scheduled on the Moon around late April next year.

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Japanese-developed lunar lander

People celebrate in Tokyo on Dec. 11, 2022, as ispace Inc.'s self-developed lunar lander is successfully detached from a SpaceX rocket after its launch from Florida's Cape Canaveral Space Force Station earlier in the day. The Tokyo-based space technology startup would be the first private company in the world to reach the Moon if the lander arrives as scheduled on the Moon around late April next year.

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Rocket with Japanese-developed lunar lander launched

People watch in Tokyo the launch of a SpaceX rocket carrying ispace Inc.'s self-developed lunar lander from Florida's Cape Canaveral Space Force Station on Dec. 11, 2022. The Tokyo-based space technology startup would be the first private firm in the world to reach the Moon as the lander is scheduled to land on the Moon around late April next year if all goes smoothly.

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Spacecraft to land on moon

A model of a privately developed spacecraft designed to land on the moon is unveiled at a press conference in Tokyo on Dec. 13, 2017, by Japanese venture ispace Inc., which intends to launch two lunar missions by 2020. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Spacecraft to land on moon

A model of a privately developed spacecraft designed to land on the moon is unveiled at a press conference in Tokyo on Dec. 13, 2017, by Japanese venture ispace Inc., which intends to launch two lunar missions by 2020. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo