The Japan Aerospace Exploration Company shared the first image of its lander on the lunar surface, revealing that the spacecraft touched down on the moon upside-down. It’s a […]
Japanese lunar lander touches down and Axiom space launches its third mission with SpaceX
Hello and welcome back to TechCrunch Space. What a week! For the second week in a row, we have lunar lander news to report on. Plus, a final […]
Japan’s SLIM lander powers down on the moon as it awaits the sun’s rays
Japan’s first lunar lander has officially powered down on the moon after its solar cells were unable to generate electricity, though the nation’s space agency said there is […]
Japan’s SLIM mission makes historic Moon landing, but its time is running out
Japan’s long-planned Smart Lander for Investigating Moon has successfully touched down on the lunar surface, making the nation the fifth in history to do so. But all is […]
Astrobotic’s lunar lander will burn up in Earth’s atmosphere tomorrow
Astrobotic’s lunar lander will be reentering Earth’s atmosphere over a remote part of the South Pacific Ocean tomorrow afternoon, bringing to a close the failed moon landing mission. […]
Impulse Space wants to open up far away orbits with Helios kick stage
Impulse Space revealed more details today about its next product, a high-energy kick stage called Helios, that could make getting to geosynchronous orbit cheaper than ever before n […]
Why valves are a spacecraft engineer’s worst nightmare
Follow the space industry long enough and you’ll notice that an outsized number of the problems that cause catastrophic failures of satellites or launch vehicles can be traced […]
Astrobotic’s Peregrine lunar lander still operating on orbit, defying all odds
Astrobotic’s Peregrine lunar lander is still operating on orbit, with the company saying there is “growing optimism” that the spacecraft could survive in space longer than the current […]
Astrobotic’s Peregrine lander suffers propulsion issue, making moon landing unlikely
After a successful launch on United Launch Alliance’s Vulcan Centaur rocket this morning, Astrobotic Technology said its lunar lander has encountered critical issues with the propellant system that […]