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SpaceX agrees to send half a tonne of equipment to the Moon

Japanese startup ispace will use Starship rocket to deliver 500kg to the lunar surface

The Independent UK · Jul 9

Japanese company books 1,100 pounds of cargo space on SpaceX Starship mission to the moon

The Japanese company ispace is expanding its already extensive moon plans to include SpaceX's Starship megarocket.

Space · Jul 8

With SpaceX Starship, Japan's ispace provides ride-share to the moon

TOKYO — ⁠Japanese moon transport company ispace said on Wednesday it would ​start a new, lower-cost lunar cargo business ‌using the Starship heavy rocket and moon lander developed by Elon Musk's SpaceX.

Bangkok Post · Jul 8

Japanese company blames laser tool for its 2nd crash landing on the moon

A Japanese company says a laser navigating tool doomed its lunar lander, causing it to crash into the moon

The Independent UK · Jun 24, 2025

NASA moon orbiter spies grave of crashed Japanese lunar lander (image)

NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) has imaged the crash site of Resilience, a moon lander built and operated by the Tokyo-based company ispace.

Space · Jun 20, 2025

Crashed lander looks back at Earth from the moon | Space photo of the day for June 10, 2025

The private company's Resilience moon lander could almost see Japan if it weren't for the clouds.

Space · Jun 10, 2025

Japanese company’s lunar landing fails in commercial rush to moon

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The Independent UK · Jun 6, 2025

Japanese firm declares lunar mission a failure after crash landing

The failed mission comes two years after the Japanese start-up’s first moonshot ended in a crash landing.

Al Jazeera · Jun 6, 2025

'Hard landing': Japanese spacecraft carrying Europe's first moon rover has likely been destroyed, company says

The private Japanese spacecraft "Resilience" has seemingly been destroyed in a "hard landing" on the moon on Thursday. The lander was carrying what would have been the first European-built rover to explore the moon.

LiveScience · Jun 5, 2025

Second attempt by Japanese company to land on moon likely ends in failure

Resilience would have made history as the first non-US commercial lander to make a successful touchdown

The Guardian - US · Jun 5, 2025