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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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Japan’s SLIM ‘Moon Sniper’ spacecraft prepares for historic lunar landing - CNN
Japan hopes to land its Smart Lander for Investigating Moon, or SLIM, on Friday, which would make the vehicle the country’s first robotic explorer to soft-land on the moon.
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Japan's Moon Lander Keeps Waking Up After It Was Supposed to Die - MSN
Japan's first Moon lander refuses to die. The spacecraft — dubbed Smart Lander for Investigating Moon (SLIM) — has sent back yet another image three months after it landed upside down on the ...
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Why It’s So Challenging to Land Upright on the Moon
Just a month earlier, another spacecraft, the Smart Lander for Investigating Moon, or SLIM, sent by the Japanese space agency, had also tipped during landing, ending up on its head.
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Japanese moon lander touches down, but crippled by mission-ending power glitch - CBS News
Japan spacecraft experiences issues after touching down on moon 00:21. A robotic Japanese moon lander touched down on the lunar surface Friday, but it immediately suffered a power glitch of some ...
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Japan makes soft landing on the moon, but lander has a power problem : NPR
The Smart Lander for Investigating Moon, or SLIM, was launched into space from the Tanegashima Space Center in Japan last September. It took months to reach the moon: ...
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Japan succeeds in soft landing on the moon, but its lander has a power problem - WAMC
The Smart Lander for Investigating Moon, or SLIM, was launched into space from the Tanegashima Space Center in Japan last September. It took months to reach the moon: ...
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Jan. 19: Japan’s SLIM moon lander may attempt to set down on the moon.
The Japanese space agency’s Smart Lander for Investigating Moon launched on a long lunar journey in September. The 420-pound spacecraft will attempt to set down after months in deep space, ...
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Japanese lunar lander wakes up after rough landing keeps it in the dark
Japan’s smart lander is back in action Monday after several dark days left it without power. Japan became the fifth country to have a spacecraft land on the moon when the explorer reached its ...
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SLIM lander's precise 'moon sniper' tech will lend itself to future lunar missions - Space.com
Japan landed its Smart Lander for Investigating the Moon, or SLIM, craft on the surface of the moon on Jan. 20, 2024. Despite a power issue with the lander, the event holds both political and ...
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Smart Lander for Investigating Moon "SLIM" Achieves World’s First High-Precision Landing on the Moon - Nasdaq
Mitsubishi Electric Corporation announced today that the Smart Lander for Investigating Moon, a spacecraft developed by the company under contract with the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency ...