Biden and Kishida's statements both referred to the yet-to-be-named Japanese astronaut as the first non-American to land on ...

JAXA’s SLIM lander ended up in a rather awkward position on the Moon. Image: JAXA The Japanese SLIM lander is still clinging onto its unfortunate existence, surviving a second lunar night while ...

Credit: ispace U.S. WASHINGTON — Japanese lunar lander developer has raised $53. ... going to the far side of the moon. The company said 1.8 billion yen will be used to cover part of the cost ...

Japan has offered to provide the United States with a pressurized moon rover—in exchange for a reserved seat on the lunar van ...

Japan's Moon lander woke up after unexpectedly surviving ... including two previous Japanese lunar missions -- one public and one private. The country unsuccessfully sent a lunar probe named ...

Japan’s moon lander woke up after unexpectedly surviving a second frigid ... for the space agency after a string of high-profile failures, including two previous Japanese lunar missions — one public ...

The Japanese Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) announced that its Smart Lunar Lander for Investigating Moon (SLIM) had successfully reawakened following a chilling second lunar night ...

The first non-American to walk on the moon — assuming China doesn’t get there first — will be a Japanese astronaut, the U.S.

Japan's Smart Lander for Investigating Moon (SLIM) has now gone dormant, the country's space agency JAXA said on Monday. SLIM, also known as "Moon Sniper" in Japanese, touched down on the lunar ...

iSpace’s Japanese parent company launched one lander to the moon a year ago which crashed on the surface, but it was considered a successful first mission. The company is sending another lander ...

A pair of Japanese astronauts will join ... successfully land a spacecraft on the moon, with its Smart Lander for Investigating Moon (SLIM) craft touching down in January. However, nation ...

The Japanese SLIM lander is still clinging onto its unfortunate existence, surviving a second lunar night while lying face down on the Moon. On Wednesday, the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency ...