Japanese startup Ispace has concluded that a hardware anomaly in a laser-based landing sensor caused the failure of its Mission 2 lunar landing earlier this month, the company announced Tuesday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/06/24/japan/science-health/ispace-crash-cause/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #sciencehealth #startups #moon #ispace #space
ispace Releases Technical Cause Analysis for HAKUTO-R Mission 2
The analysis identifies an anomaly in the Laser Range Finder (LRF) that resulted in the hard landing.
Officials at the #Tokyo headquarters of #Ispace said on Friday morning local time that they had not been able to get in contact with the #Resilience spacecraft and presumed it had crashed 
in the northern hemisphere of the lunar near side https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/05/science/moon-landing-ispace-japan.html
Japanese space startup Ispace’s lunar mission ended in failure on Friday after the team was unable to make contact with its Resilience lander, with a hard landing appearing likely. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/06/06/japan/science-health/ispace-lunar-lander-failure/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #sciencehealth #startups #moon #ispace #space
Well, that was anti-climactic. The stream wrapped up. Nobody knows if the spacecraft landed or not, or what state it's in.
I'm going to assume it's smacked into the moon, and is defunct… as usual.
Looks like a "how to build your own Hakuto-R video running here, while we wait to hear if the iSpace craft has landed or is doing the usual reclined position.
Ha ha - they're saying "we need some time, so here are some videos you can watch."
Expected some anime clips.
Hmm - bringing up the #ISpace feed, they said the landing time has passed (!?) I thought it was 3:27 eastern - oops, I slipped a digit.
So the mission control is sitting around waiting for some confirmation that the lander has in fact landed.
[Narrator: we'll shortly find out it's tipped on its side]
Okay - suspending my outdoor work, and checking out the #ispace moon landing attempt.
On YTube check for the iSpace channel.
iSpace is based in Japan, with subsidiaries in Luxembourg, Europe and Colorado, USA. The lander is now operating a maneuver to leave the lunar orbit. #ispace #HAKUTO_R #VentureMoon #RESILIENCE #M2Updates #Japan #ESA #NewSpace #Space #science
The maneuver was successful ans Resilience is on it's way to land on the moon. The process is fully automatic. #ispace #HAKUTO_R #VentureMoon #RESILIENCE #M2Updates #Japan #ESA #NewSpace #Space #science
This is the second attempt of iSpace to land a lander with a rover on the moon. The RESILIENCE called spacecraft carries the lander TENACIOUS, built from iSpace Luxembourg. #ispace #HAKUTO_R #VentureMoon #RESILIENCE #M2Updates #Japan #ESA #NewSpace #Space #science
Good evening to our live coverage of the landing of Hakuto R2 from the Japanese private space company iSpace. #ispace #HAKUTO_R #VentureMoon #RESILIENCE #M2Updates #Japan #ESA #NewSpace #Space #science
With the #ispace moon landing attempt today targetting the Mare Frigoris region, if it succeeds it will be forever known as the "Friggin Moon Base."
In further frivolous commentary, I'm hoping the project's European rover "Tenacious" is the first in a line of attempts and that they designate this one "Tenacious A." Then Jack Black fans will watch very closely what comes along next.
After landing, the ispace RESILIENCE lander will have about 14 earth days (one lunar day) to complete its mission, before night falls, bringing darkness and brutally cold temperatures.
Similar to other recent robotic landers, RESILIENCE is powered by solar cells and will not have sufficient energy storage to survive the lunar night.
Welcome to our Live Coverage of the iSpace Mission 2 Lunar landing of Hakuto R2.
Follow this thread or our website for our live coverage on June 5th 20:00 CEST
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#ispace live stream of #RESILIENCE’s landing attempt on the #Moon 
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Jun 05, 2025 19:24 UTC https://www.youtube.com/live/BVSMXQPeTcw
