Why is Japan's 'moon sniper' landing mission important?
11 months ago

Why is Japan's 'moon sniper' landing mission important?

The Hindu  

Japan aims to become the fifth country to put a spacecraft on the moon when it attempts the precision landing of the Smart Lander for Investigating Moon probe on Friday. The precision landing technology will become a powerful tool in future exploration of hilly moon poles - seen as a potential source of oxygen, fuel and water - and boosts a lunar lander's chance of survival by helping it select the best location for solar power generation, according to JAXA. Manufacturing a lightweight moon lander with less fuel consumption was another objective of the SLIM project, as Japan aims to carry out more frequent missions in the future by reducing launch costs. The failure caused widespread delays in Japan's satellite launches and space missions, including SLIM and another joint lunar polar exploration project with India, which is now slated for 2025. The U.S. space agency last week announced fresh delays to its Artemis moon program, scheduling for 2026 its first astronaut lunar landing in half a century.

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Japan Moon lander put to sleep after surviving lunar night
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Japan Moon lander put to sleep after surviving lunar night

The Hindu  

Japan's Moon lander has been put back to sleep after it surprisingly survived the freezing, two-week lunar night, the country's space agency said, with another operation attempt scheduled for later this month. "SLIM has gone to sleep again as the sun set after 3 am on March 1," the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency said on X, formerly Twitter, on Friday, …

Chandrayaan-2 was immensely helpful in landing SLIM on the Moon: Jaxa
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Chandrayaan-2 was immensely helpful in landing SLIM on the Moon: Jaxa

India Today  

The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, which successfully executed a pinpoint lunar landing with its Smart Lander for Investigating Moon said that it could not have done it without India's Chandrayaan-2. The mission, which saw SLIM touch down on the moon's surface with unprecedented accuracy, was significantly aided by high-resolution data from India's Chandrayaan-2 mission and extensive imaging from the United …

Japan’s Moon lander achieves successful soft landing, resumes operations
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Japan’s Moon lander achieves successful soft landing, resumes operations

Live Mint  

Japan's Moon lander has resumed operations, indicating that power has been restored, the space agency said on X. Referring to the lander's multiband spectroscopic camera, the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency said, “We immediately started scientific observations with MBC, and have successfully obtained first light for 10-band observation.” The agency also posted on X an image shot by the probe of …

Six Moon missions launched by Space Agencies from three Countries: Why?
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Six Moon missions launched by Space Agencies from three Countries: Why?

India TV News  

It was in December 1972, when the man last stepped on the Moon. Another Houston-based Intuitive Machines also aims to launch a lander to the Moon in mid-February on SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket this year. Currently, about six space missions from three countries -- India, US, and South Korea are revolving in the Moon’s orbit. Dr Subba Rao Pavuluri, Founder …

Japan confirms moon-lander made ‘pinpoint’ landing, with Chandrayaan help
10 months, 4 weeks ago

Japan confirms moon-lander made ‘pinpoint’ landing, with Chandrayaan help

The Hindu  

Japan’s space agency has confirmed its moon-lander successfully achieved its pinpoint landing on the moon on January 19. As the Smart Lander for Investigating Moon touched down near Shioli crater, Japan became the fifth country to soft-land a robotic instrument on the moon, months after India’s Chandrayaan 3 succeeded in August 2023. At this stage, SLIM used maps of the …

Japan SLIM mission update: JAXA releases 1st image, says ‘landing was around…’
10 months, 4 weeks ago

Japan SLIM mission update: JAXA releases 1st image, says ‘landing was around…’

Live Mint  

Japan's "Moon Sniper" craft landed around 55 metres from its target, the country's space agency said as it released the first images from the Smart Lander for Investigating Moon moon mission. Handout photo released on January 25, 2024 shows rocks given nicknames in this mosaic of monochrome images of the lunar surface scan captured by the multi-band spectroscopic camera mounted …

Japan says ‘Slim’ spacecraft’s ‘precision landing’ on Moon successful
10 months, 4 weeks ago

Japan says ‘Slim’ spacecraft’s ‘precision landing’ on Moon successful

The Independent  

Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Japan’s Jaxa space agency announced on Thursday the success of its Slim Moon …

Asia ascendant: The Hindu Editorial on the new Space Race
11 months ago

Asia ascendant: The Hindu Editorial on the new Space Race

The Hindu  

On January 19, the Smart Lander for Investigating Moon spacecraft of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, launched in September, was expected to soft-land on the moon. SLIM’s partial success comes a day after a moon-landing mission built by Astrobotic, a private U.S. company, and funded by NASA, reentered the earth’s atmosphere following a propellant leak. SLIM also happened roughly a …

Status of Japan moon-lander SLIM unclear with solar panel glitch
11 months ago

Status of Japan moon-lander SLIM unclear with solar panel glitch

The Hindu  

January 20, 2024 07:47 am | Updated 11:05 am IST Japan became the fifth country in history to reach the moon when one of its spacecrafts without astronauts successfully made a soft landing on the lunar surface early Saturday. However, space officials said they need more time to analyze whether the Smart Lander for Investigating Moon, or SLIM, achieved its …

Japan becomes fifth country to land spacecraft on the moon
11 months ago

Japan becomes fifth country to land spacecraft on the moon

New Indian Express  

TOKYO: Japan became the fifth country in history to reach the moon when one of its spacecrafts without astronauts successfully made a soft landing on the lunar surface early Saturday. However, space officials said they needed more time to analyze whether the Smart Lander for Investigating Moon, or SLIM, achieved its mission priority of making a pinpoint landing. NASA Administrator …

Japan's SLIM 'Moon sniper' makes historic landing, but probe can't generate solar power
11 months ago

Japan's SLIM 'Moon sniper' makes historic landing, but probe can't generate solar power

ABC  

Japan's "Moon sniper" lunar probe has hit its target successfully, touching down using new precision landing technology critical to the next era of space missions. However, the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency said the spacecraft's solar cells were not generating power, which meant it was totally reliant on its battery system that may only last "a few hours". Here's a look …

Did Japan succeed in its mission to moon? JAXA says, ’still checking its status’
11 months ago

Did Japan succeed in its mission to moon? JAXA says, ’still checking its status’

Live Mint  

Japan’s space agency said early Saturday that its spacecraft is on the moon, but is still "checking its status." As the spacecraft descended, the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency's mission control said that everything was going as planned and later said that SLIM was on the lunar surface. The mission's main goal is to test new landing technology that would allow …

Japan's SLIM spacecraft lands on moon, a first for the country
11 months ago

Japan's SLIM spacecraft lands on moon, a first for the country

The Hindu  

Japan became the fifth country in history to reach the moon when its spacecraft landed on the lunar surface early Saturday, officials said. There was a tense wait for news after the Japan space agency’s mission control initially said that SLIM was on the lunar surface, but that it was still “checking its status.” No further details were given until …

Japanese spacecraft lands on moon, but solar cell not generating power: JAXA
11 months ago

Japanese spacecraft lands on moon, but solar cell not generating power: JAXA

Hindustan Times  

Japan's Moon Sniper spacecraft has smoothly landed on the moon and the connection was established with the ground station. FILE PHOTO: H-IIA rocket carrying the national space agency's moon lander is launched at Tanegashima Space Center on the southwestern island of Tanegashima, Japan in this photo taken by Kyodo on September 7, 2023. The JAXA attempted the landing of the …

Japan starts precision landing of 'moon sniper' SLIM spacecraft
11 months ago

Japan starts precision landing of 'moon sniper' SLIM spacecraft

The Hindu  

Japan gave the green light for its spacecraft to make a "precision" landing on the Moon on Friday, its bid to become the world's fifth country to achieve a moonshot and revitalise a space programme that has suffered a wave of recent setbacks. The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency said the Smart Lander for Investigating Moon was en route to 15 …

Japan becomes the fifth country to land a spacecraft on the moon
11 months ago

Japan becomes the fifth country to land a spacecraft on the moon

Associated Press  

TOKYO — Japan became the fifth country in history to reach the moon when one of its spacecrafts without astronauts successfully made a soft landing on the lunar surface early Saturday. NASA Administrator Bill Nelson also lauded SLIM’s landing with an X message, congratulating Japan “on being the historic 5th country to land successfully on the Moon! Japan now hopes …

Japan aims for Lunar success with smart lander mission on January 20
11 months ago

Japan aims for Lunar success with smart lander mission on January 20

Live Mint  

In a bid to overcome setbacks, Japan is set to attempt a soft landing on the moon's surface with the Smart Lander for Investigating Moon early Saturday morning. China's notable achievements, including a soft landing on the moon's far side in 2019 and a Mars landing in 2021, have added pressure on Japan. Despite past lunar attempts, Japan's space agency, …

Countdown begins for Japan's Robotic Moon Sniper landing on January 19
11 months, 1 week ago

Countdown begins for Japan's Robotic Moon Sniper landing on January 19

India TV News  

The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency popularly known as 'JAXA' has confirmed that its Smart Lander for Investigating Moon will make its landing on the Moon this Friday. JAXA, in a statement, said the lander is "ready to begin preparations for landing descent, based on operational results since insertion into lunar orbit and future plans". "SLIM inherits the history of previous …

Japan’s moon probe enters lunar orbit, slated for historic landing on January 20
11 months, 4 weeks ago

Japan’s moon probe enters lunar orbit, slated for historic landing on January 20

Firstpost  

The lander’s descent towards the moon is expected to start around midnight Japan time on January 20, with its landing on the surface scheduled for 20 minutes later. Japanese missions have failed twice – one public and one private Japan’s SLIM space probe has entered the moon’s orbit marking a major step towards the country’s first successful lunar landing, expected …

After Chandrayaan 3, Japan eyes lunar landing as SLIM lander enters Moon orbit
11 months, 4 weeks ago

After Chandrayaan 3, Japan eyes lunar landing as SLIM lander enters Moon orbit

Hindustan Times  

Japan's space probe entered the Moon's orbit on Monday, as the island nation strives to become the fifth country in the world to achieve a successful lunar landing. SLIM, Japan’s moon probe “Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency is pleased to announce that the Smart Lander for Investigating Moon was successfully inserted into lunar orbit at 16:51 on December 25,” an official …

ISRO congratulates JAXA on launch of H-IIA rocket carrying lander SLIM to Moon
1 year, 3 months ago

ISRO congratulates JAXA on launch of H-IIA rocket carrying lander SLIM to Moon

Live Mint  

Indian Space Research Organisation congratulated Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency on September 7 for the successful launch of the Smart Lander for Investigating Moon. ISRO conveyed its best wishes to JAXA for this lunar mission and expressed its support for the global space community's endeavours. The Bengaluru-headquartered national space agency posted on social media platform 'X', "Best wishes for another successful …

Japan launches ‘Moon Sniper’ weeks after Chandrayaan-3
1 year, 3 months ago

Japan launches ‘Moon Sniper’ weeks after Chandrayaan-3

Live Mint  

Japan successfully launched its H-IIA rocket on September 7 carrying the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency's Moon lander which is scheduled to land on the Moon early next year. This launch follows India's recent achievement of becoming the fourth nation to successfully land a spacecraft on the Moon with its Chandrayaan-3 mission. The launch comes two weeks after India successfully landed …

Japan eyes fifth spot in elite space club, ‘moon sniper’ to attempt landing on lunar surface tomorrow
1 year, 3 months ago

Japan eyes fifth spot in elite space club, ‘moon sniper’ to attempt landing on lunar surface tomorrow

Firstpost  

The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency mission is scheduled to take off from the Tanegashima Space Centre in southern Japan on Thursday, according to Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, which oversees launches for JAXA and has built the H-IIA rocket carrying the lander Japan is aiming to become the fifth country to land a spacecraft on the lunar surface with the launch of …

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