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In this issue:
- ispace’s lunar lander presumed lost
- Update on Ursa Major
- News from Hydrosat and more
ispace loses contact with lunar lander seconds before touchdown
Japanese company ispace lost communication with its Hakuto-R lander just moments before it was supposed to touch down on the lunar surface, a major blow for what the company hoped would be the first fully private lander to reach the moon.
“At this moment, we have not been able to confirm successful landing on the lunar surface,” ispace CEO Takeshi Hakamada said on the company’s livestream. “Currently, we have not confirmed the communication from the lander. […] We hav...
