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Updated 1 week ago · Published on 20 Jan 2024 5:00PM ·
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Japan’s Moon Landing Announcement
JAPAN today became the fifth nation to achieve a soft lunar landing but said its “Moon Sniper” spacecraft was running out of power due to a solar battery problem.
After a nail-biting 20-minute descent, space agency JAXA said its Smart Lander for Investigating Moon (SLIM) had touched down and communication had been established.
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