However, space officials said they need more time to analyze whether the Smart Lander for Investigating Moon, or SLIM, achieved its mission priority of making a pinpoint landing. They also said ...

According to Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, the unmanned Smart Lander for Investigating Moon touched down ... since it was "not designed for the harsh lunar nights". It said that SLIM succeeded ...

The Japanese moon lander SLIM, short for Smart Lander for Investigating the Moon, experienced a similar outcome. "Why did we end up at a 30 degree angle? We know exactly why we did," Trent Martin ...

As a result, the lander had to be shut down after it failed to generate sufficient solar power. Japan's Smart Lander for Investigating Moon (SLIM) suffered a similar fate after landing on its nose in ...

The latest mission, referred to as IM-2 or PRIME-1, is slated for a moon landing at 11:32 a.m. CT on March 6. Intuitive Machines and NASA will provide live event coverage, starting at 10:30 a.m. CT.

This is despite the Japanese space program having only just recently made its first lunar landing. In January 2024, SLIM, the Smart Lander for Investigating Moon, successfully touched down on the ...

Japan’s 1st moon lander has hit its target, but it appears to be upside-down Japan became the fifth country in history to reach the moon when the Smart Lander for Investigating Moon, or SLIM ...

Japan became the fifth country to land on the Moon when its Small Lander for Investigating the Moon (SLIM) made a precision landing near Theophilus Crater in January 2024. Unfortunately ...