World News 1: Japan’s ispace says moon lander probably crashed on lunar surface

[bob_turner]

Hakuto-R may have miscalculated altitude, says company after losing contact with spacecraftJapan’s ispace said its attempt to make the first private moon landing had failed after losing contact with its Hakuto-R Mission 1 (M1) lander when it unexpectedly accelerated and probably crashed on the lunar surface.The startup said it was possible that as the lander approached the moon, its altitude measurement system had miscalculated the distance to the surface. Continue...

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