Japan, moon lander and lunar
Japan's lunar lander still powers away 3 months later. What to know about SLIM mission
The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA,) shared an image Wednesday on social media that SLIM beamed back to Earth as proof of life.
Japan's SLIM moon lander defies death to survive 3rd frigid lunar night (image)
The Smart Lander for Investigating Moon (SLIM) has survived its third week-long night on the moon. This is despite the fact the Japanese lunar lander wasn't designed to withstand even one blisteringly cold night on the moon, during which temperatures dropped as low as minus 274 degrees Fahrenheit (minus 170 degrees Celsius).
Japan's moon lander has survived longer than the space agency expected after reaching 3 months on the moon
The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency did not anticipate its moon lander, SLIM, to survive 1 weekslong lunar night on the moon and it has now lasted 3 after reaching the moon's surface on Jan. 20.
Japan's Moon Lander Keeps Waking Up After It Was Supposed to Die
Japan's SLIM Moon lander has sent back yet another image three months after it landed upside down on the lunar surface.
Japan's moon lander survives third lunar night
SLIM successfully reestablished communication and was continuing to take snapshots and probe the lunar surface, JAXA said.
Japan's SLIM survives 3rd lunar night, surprising designers
Japan's moon lander has survived a third lunar night, something that surprised even its designers, as it continued to take snapshots and probe the satellite's surface, officials said on Wednesday.
Japan Moon Probe Survives 3rd Lunar Night
Japan's Moon lander woke up for a third time after its main functions survived another frigid two-week lunar night, the country's space agency said Wednesday.
Japan's first lunar probe lands on moon and survives freezing -274F lunar nights
The probe, Smart Lander for Investing Moon, reached the lunar surface on Jan. 20, making Japan the fifth country to successfully place a probe on the moon.
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Japanese lunar lander company ispace raises $53.5 million in stock sale
The APEX 1.0 lander from ispace U.S. was designed to better accommodate payloads such as those flying on a NASA CLPS mission in 2026. Credit: ispace U.S. WASHINGTON — Japanese lunar lander ...
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Surprise! Japanese Lunar Lander SLIM Survives Second Deadly Night On The Moon
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Japan's SLIM Moon Lander Just Won't Die
JAXA’s SLIM lander ended up in a rather awkward position on the Moon. Image: JAXA The Japanese SLIM lander is still clinging onto its unfortunate existence, surviving a second lunar night while ...
In exchange for a lunar rover, Japan will get seats on Moon-landing missions
Biden and Kishida's statements both referred to the yet-to-be-named Japanese astronaut as the first non-American to land on ...
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Still alive! Japan's SLIM moon lander survives its 2nd lunar night (photo)
SLIM's not dead yet. The SLIM spacecraft, Japan's first-ever successful moon lander, has survived the long, cold lunar night for the second time. Mission team members announced the news via X on ...