Japanese space firm loses communication with lunar lander

"We have to assume that we could not complete the landing on the lunar surface," an official said.

PTI
Japanese startup ispace lost contact Wednesday with its Hakuto-R lunar lander, the company said, suggesting its bid to be the first private firm to place a spacecraft on the Moon had failed.

“We have not confirmed communication with the lander,” a company official said about 25 minutes after the planned landing.

“We have to assume that we could not complete the landing on the lunar surface,” the official said.

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