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Tokyo (AFP) Jan 19, 2024 - Japan s Moon Sniper spacecraft is preparing to make a historic lunar touchdown at midnight on Saturday using pinpoint technology the country hopes will lead to success where many have failed.
Japan's "Moon Sniper" was set to touch down early Saturday on the lunar surface, one of myriad new missions on the back of renewed interest in Earth's natural satellite.
Japan s precision Moon lander "appeared" to have landed on the lunar surface early Saturday, but confirmation was still awaited, space agency JAXA said.
With the Smart Lander for Investigating Moon (SLIM) mission reaching the lunar surface, Japan is now the 5th nation to pull off a tricky ‘soft landing’.