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Samantha Mathewson

Private Japanese spacecraft aims to land in the moon's 'Sea of Cold' this week

The Resilience spacecraft, operated by Japanese company ispace, captured a stunning view of the moon before its latest orbital control maneuver on May 28, 2025, marking a key step toward its June 5 landing attempt. .

The Japanese company ispace is poised to make a historic moon landing this week.

The company's Reslience lunar lander will attempt to touch down in Mare Frigoris ("Sea of Cold"), a basalt plain in the moon's northern hemisphere, on Thursday (June 5) at 3:24 p.m. EDT (1924 GMT). You'll be able to watch the landing attempt online via a live webcast on ispace's YouTube page, beginning about one hour before landing.

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