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Japanese firm declares lunar mission a failure after crash landing

From left, chief technology officer for ispace, Ryo Ujiie, founder and CEO Takeshi Hakamada, and CFO and director Jumpei Nozaki attend a news conference in Tokyo on June 6, 2025 [Kazuhiro Nogi/AFP]

A Japanese-made private lunar lander has crashed while attempting to touch down on the moon, with its makers officially declaring the mission a failure.

Tokyo-based company ispace said on Friday that its lander, named Resilience, dropped out of lunar orbit as planned and that the mission appeared to be going well.

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