
Private Japanese Lunar Lander Enters Orbit Around Moon
Saul Zimet
created: May 9, 2025, 2:40 p.m. | updated: May 13, 2025, 5:58 p.m.
“SpaceX launched Resilience with U.S-based Firefly Aerospace’s lunar lander in January.
Firefly got there first in March, becoming the first private outfit to successfully land a spacecraft on the moon without crashing or falling over.
Another American company, Intuitive Machines, landed a spacecraft on the moon a few days later, but it ended up sideways in a crater.
It’s targeting the first week of June for Resilience’s touchdown.
The company’s first lander crashed into the moon in 2023.”From NBC News.
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