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  • World NewsJapanese startup loses communication with lunar lander, assumes mission failure

    Japanese startup loses communication with lunar lander, assumes mission failure

    A Japanese start-up hoping to realise the first private Moon landing announced today that it had lost contact with its spacecraft, suggesting a disappointing outcome for the ambitious mission. Ispace confirmed that communication with the unmanned Hakuto-R lunar lander could not be re-established after the expected time of landing, signifying a premature end for a mission launched from the United…