Japanese space debacle: Ispace-Lander Resilience fails on the moon!
Japanese space debacle: Ispace-Lander Resilience fails on the moon!
Mare Frigoris, Mond - On June 6, 2025, the private Japanese space company ISPACE suffered a setback in his attempt to land the "Resilience" on the moon. The lander, which was equipped with various scientific instruments and the "Tenacious" mini-rover, smashed on the moon surface after the contact with the floor station was lost during the approach. A preliminary analysis indicates that a sensor error led to inadequate braking maneuvers.
The landing test took place in Mare Frigoris, a region in the far north of the moon, and was planned as a further step in the direction of successful private missions in the moon space. ISPACE boss Takeshi Hakamada regretted the development and emphasized the company's commitment to learn from the failures. This missed landing follows a similar failure that was recorded in 2023 in the "Hakuto-R" mission.
technical problems and requirements for the mission
The Lander "Resilience" should, according to the information from Space.com on June 5, 2025 at 3:17 p.m. EDT (1917 GMT). However, the telemetry stopped 1 minute and 45 seconds before the planned landing, which is due to a malfunction of the equipment. Preliminary data suggested that delays in the lander’s laser rankfinder prevented it from decelerating sufficiently for a soft landing.
with a height of 2.3 meters and a weight of 1,000 kilograms, the lander was equipped with five payloads. These included a radiation test examination and a technological demonstration project to obtain hydrogen and oxygen from moon water. The mini-rover "Tenacious" was designed to take photos and collect moon material.
The future of iSpace
The missed Landemanöver was of particular importance for ISPACE, since it would have been the first non-US-American company to have successfully landed on the moon. In view of this setback, ISPACE plans to focus on future missions. By 2027, two other moon missions with a larger lander called APEX 1.0 are in preparation.
The attempts to reach the moon are in the context of growing international efforts to explore the moon. Recently, a US private company with the unmanned moon probe Odysseus successfully landed on the moon surface, which illustrates the increasing role of private providers in space travel. This development is part of a larger plan of NASA to provide moon missions under private sector responsibility, to promote cheaper and innovative solutions, as DetailsOrt Mare Frigoris, Mond Quellen
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