Japanese startup ispace aims to become the first non-U.S. company to achieve a controlled moon landing as it prepares for the ...

Rocket Lab launched an Earth-observing radar satellite to orbit for the Japanese company iQPS on Wednesday morning (June 11).

In February 2024, Intuitive Machine’s Odysseus spacecraft became the first U.S. vehicle to make a soft landing on the Moon ...

Japan’s space program doesn’t make headlines like NASA or SpaceX, but behind the scenes, they are pioneering some of the most ...

The private ispace Resilience lander is ready for a moon landing attempt at 3:17 p.m. ET on Thursday (June 5).

Resilience, ispace's second lunar lander, had problems measuring its distance to the surface and could not slow its descent ...

Recent developments in space exploration have taken a dramatic turn. A public spat between Elon Musk and Donald Trump places ...

SpaceX's $22 billion government contracts are in jeopardy after a fallout between Elon Musk and Donald Trump, potentially ...

The private Japanese spacecraft "Resilience" has seemingly been destroyed in a "hard landing" on the moon on Thursday. The ...

Japanese company ispace said its uncrewed moon lander likely crashed onto the moon’s surface during its lunar touchdown ...

Japan's private Resilience lunar lander went dark just before it was scheduled to touch down on the moon today (June 5), ...

The company said it was unable to communicate with the spacecraft after a likely hard landing. The rover had problems ...