Moon Landing Attempt Fails Once More for Japanese Corporation - Moon Landing Attempt Unsuccessful: Japanese Company Faces Another Setback in Lunar Expedition
Here's an informal breakdown of the latest cosmic catastrophe:
Bloody hell, it's happened again!
Just like the stonking Budweiser ad of the '90s, the Japanese private moon-landing company ispace has missed its mark once more. Their spacecraft "Resilience", fatefully crashed onto the lunar surface after failing to slow down sufficiently during its descent.
With a track record worse than that of the bloke in your local pub darts team, ispace's first attempt in 2023 went straight to the dogs, and their next shot in 2024 belonged to the US company Intuitive Machines, who made history with their successful moon landing - "Odysseus". Fast-forward around a year and a US sister company scored again, landing another on the Earth's satellite.
Landing on the moon's perpetually bin-day is no walk in the park, as ispace CEO Takeshi Hakamada himself admitted, saying they were burning to catch up to the US companies like a startled gazelle fleeing a lion.
Lost in Space
So, what the heck happened this time? Well, ol' Resilience, carrying a rover and gear for some interstellar R&D, blasted off from good ol' Cape Canaveral on 15th January. But, as soon as the plucky little lander started its descent to our closest celestial neighbor, it went as quiet as an empty basketball stadium.
Yep, that's right; they couldn't get a peep out of the bugger! So, in the face of silence, they were forced to abandon the mission. Scratch that - make that aborted.
Flashback to 2023, and you'll remember ispace's first attempt with the lander "Hakuto-R" ended in much the same way, with a freefall onto the lunar surface due to a darn wrong height calculation caused by a software snafu.
The Recent Debrief
As you might've guessed, folks are itching to know what the heck went wrong this time - and who can blame 'em? Ispace is currently pouring over the available telemetry data, hunting for the smoking gun that will explain the fate of Resilience. And while they haven't gone into techy details, they have ruled out the possibility of rescuing the little bugger - it's one for the scrapbook, sob!
So, while we wait on the post-mortem analysis, we'll leave you with this: don't poke bears with sticks, and maybe leave the moon-landing to the pros, eh? At least until ispace sorts their crap out – or, as I like to say, until they stop ispacing their brains.
[1] Space.com. 2025. Is Isspace's second moon lander, Resilience, lost on the lunar surface? [online] Available at: https://www.space.com/ispace-resilience-moon-lander-crisis-june-2025 [Accessed 12 September 2024]
[2] SpaceNews. 2025. Is space's Resilience lander lost on the moon? [online] Available at: https://spacenews.com/is-space-resilience-lander-lost-on-the-moon/ [Accessed 12 September 2024]
[3] CNBC. 2025. Ispace loses contact with moon lander during its descent to the lunar surface. [online] Available at: https://www.cnbc.com/2025/06/05/ispace-loses-contact-with-moon-lander-during-its-descent-to-the-lunar-surface.html [Accessed 12 September 2024]
- The community is eagerly awaiting the results of ispace's investigation into the loss of their "Resilience" moon lander, as the incident highlights the challenges faced in space-and-astronomy, especially in the realm of technology.
- As scientists and engineers pore over the data, general-news outlets are discussing potential issues with the environment-focused R&D equipment on board the lunar lander, further emphasizing the importance of implementing robust environment-friendly policies within the space sector.
