Japan’s ispace loses contact with lunar spacecraft carrying UAE’s Rashid rover – The National
- Date: 26-Apr-2023
- Source: The National
- Sector:Real Estate
- Country:UAE
Japan’s ispace loses contact with lunar spacecraft carrying UAE’s Rashid rover – The National
Japan's ispace said it is investigating after losing contact with its Hakuto-R Mission 1 spacecraft during an attempted lunar landing.
The spacecraft — carrying the UAE's Rashid rover — was expected to land on the Moon at about 8.40pm.
A tense mission control in Tokyo waited for more than 30 minutes to secure communications with the spacecraft.