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It’s still really hard to land on the moon – can this Japanese company pull it off?
A Japanese company, ispace, is attempting a second lunar landing tomorrow, Why is it still so hard to land on the moon?
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Inside Europe’s Simulated Moon: How Engineers Are Tackling the Realities of Lunar Video Transmission
One cannot get any closer to the real thing.” Melanie Cowan, ESA’s liaison officer in the CCSDS Motion Imagery and ...
Private Japanese lunar lander closing in on unexplored top of the moon
A private lunar lander from Tokyo-based company ispace is closing in on the moon, aiming for a touchdown in the unexplored ...
Do You See Craters or Bumps on the Moon’s Surface?
A picture taken recently by a Japanese company’s spacecraft shows how your interpretation of objective reality can be tested ...
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ispace's Resilience spacecraft lands on the moon today: Here's how to see the landing zone on the lunar surface
A good way to find the Resilience Lander's forever home is to locate the Aristotles Crater, which sits above Mare Serenitatis on the southeastern shore of Mare Frigoris. From there, look to the ...
A Japan-based company will attempt to land on the moon. Here’s why its lander spent months, not days, in space
Japan-based company Ispace will attempt to safely land its Resilience spacecraft on the moon this week after the lunar lander ...
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Europe stages a moon landing to learn how to photograph the real thing (photos)
Pictures from a simulated moon landing, not designed to fool anyone into believing a fake but rather to provide a reference to make sure that we can get the best video images possible when astronauts ...