Mission Reports ispace’s Resilience lander crash lands on the Moon June 6, 2025 Will Robinson-Smith This was the second consecutive failed landing for the Japan-based company. A preliminary analysis points to issues with the laser altimeter.
Falcon 9 American, Japanese robotic landers share rocket launch to the Moon January 15, 2025 Will Robinson-Smith Firefly Aerospace’s Blue Ghost lander will deploy first and is designated as the primary payload and ispace’s Resilience lander will follow about 30 minutes after. Liftoff from pad 39A happened at 1:11 a.m. EST (0611 UTC).