Japan’s private space company ispace has confirmed its “Resilience” spacecraft crashed during a Moon landing attempt on June 6, 2025. The spacecraft lost contact with Earth less than two minutes before it was supposed to land in the Moon’s Mare Frigoris (Sea of Cold) region. This marks ispace’s second failed Moon landing in two years. The Tokyo-based company announced the mission failure hours after losing contact with the lander. “Mission controllers have determined that it is unlikely that communication with the lander will be restored,” ispace stated on social media. Early analysis shows a technical problem caused the crash. The … Continue reading Japan’s ispace Resilience Spacecraft Crashes During Second Moon Landing Attempt