After the unsuccessful attempt by Luna 1 to land on the Moon in 1959, the Soviet Union performed the first hard Moon landing – "hard" meaning the spacecraft intentionally crashes into the Moon – later that same year with the Luna 2 spacecraft, a feat the U.S. duplicated in 1962 with Ranger 4. Since then, twelve Soviet and U.S. spacecraft used braking rockets (retrorockets) to make soft la… Web2 days ago · TOKYO (Bernama-dpa): The Japanese startup ispace is on track to land the first private spacecraft on the moon later this month. In what is still a rare feat after six decades of lunar exploration, the Hakuto-R lander is set to reach its destination as soon as April 25, the company said on Wednesday (April 12), reported German news agency (dpa).

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WebFor the purpose of these lists, a spaceflight is defined as any flight that crosses the Kármán line, the FAI -recognized edge of space, which is 100 kilometres (62 miles) above mean … Web8 hours ago · April 14, 2024 TOKYO – A moon lander operated by Tokyo-based ispace Inc. will attempt to land on the moon at around 1:40 a.m. Japan Time on April 26 at the earliest, the startup has announced. If successful, the space company’s lander would become the world’s first private sector lunar module to land on the moon. Web3 minutes ago · WASHINGTON — As Japanese company ispace prepares to land on the moon for the first time, its stock is taking off on a Japanese exchange. The Tokyo-based company announced April 14 that it had... scotland cyber