2 posts tagged ‘jaxa’
Japan’s SLIM mission makes historic moon landing, but its time is running out
TechCrunch,
Japan’s long-planned Smart Lander for Investigating Moon has successfully touched down on the lunar surface, making the nation the fifth in history to do so. But all is not well for SLIM, which may have a limited lease on life due to trouble with its solar cells. In a press conference following the early-morning (local […] © 2023 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Fate of Japan's History-Making ‘Lunar Sniper’ in Doubt After Power Malfunction
Gizmodo,
Japan’s SLIM is on the Moon and sending data to Earth, in what is a monumental achievement for Japan—it’s now the fifth country to accomplish the feat. The successful soft landing notwithstanding, the situation looks grim; officials with Japanese space agency JAXA say the lander’s solar cell is not generating… Read more...