Japan’s space program will take a giant leap forward as the country is set to land its first astronaut on the moon as early as 2028 in a U.S.-led mission. At a meeting in Washington on April 10 ...

Japan became the fifth country in history to reach the moon early Saturday. However, space officials said they need more time to analyze whether the Smart Lander for Investigating Moon ...

Japanese moon exploration company ispace launched its Hakuto-R Mission 2, making its second attempt to land on the moon after an initial mission in April 2023 failed in its final moments because ...

Japanese startup ispace vowed its upcoming second unmanned moon mission will be a success, saying Thursday that it learned from its failed attempt nearly two years ago. In April 2023, the firm's ...

TOKYO: Japanese startup ispace vowed its upcoming second unmanned Moon mission will be a success, saying Thursday (Jan 9) that it learned from its failed attempt nearly two years ago. In April ...

Japan's Ispace, US's Firefly Launch Commercial Moon Landers By Joey Roulette and Kantaro Komiya ORLANDO, Florida/TOKYO (Reuters) -Two moon landers, one from Japan's ispace and another from U.S ...

In others projects, Japan's JAXA plans to send a probe to the moon after August. Officials at the agency are also working with their counterparts in countries such as India to land an unmanned ...

ORLANDO, Florida/TOKYO (Reuters) -Two moon landers, one from Japan's ispace and another from U.S. space firm Firefly, began their journeys into space on Wednesday with SpaceX's unusual double ...