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Japan becomes the fifth country to land a spacecraft on the moon | Mari Yamaguchi

TOKYO Japan became the fifth country in history to reach the moon when one of its spacecraft without astronauts successfully made a soft landing on the lunar surface early Saturday. However, space officials said they needed more time to analyze whether the Smart Lander for Investigating Moon, or SLIM, achieved its…

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Japan Becomes the Fifth Country to Land a Spacecraft on the Moon

The closely watched mission came only 10 days after a moon mission by a U.S. private company failed.

United statesHitoshi kuninakaHiroshi yamakawaAyaka mcgillFumio kishidaTakeshi tsuchiyaSchool of engineeringUniversity of tokyoDoshisha universityJapan aerospace exploration agencyInstitute of spaceSmart landerInvestigating moonAstronautical scienceSoviet unionMinister fumio kishida

Japan shuts down its SLIM moon lander in hopes it will restart someday

Japan shuts down its SLIM moon lander in hopes it will restart someday
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KUOW - Japan shuts down its SLIM moon lander in hopes it will restart someday

KUOW - Japan shuts down its SLIM moon lander in hopes it will restart someday
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Japan shuts down SLIM moon lander after its battery drops to 12% power : NPR

The lander was powered down at 12% battery power saving enough juice for a potential restart. Now Japan's space agency will see if its solar cell can give the lander any electricity.

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