Christmas Entry: Japanese Moon Lander Enters Moon Orbit
A Japanese moon lander has successfully entered the moon’s orbit, a huge milestone for the country’s first-ever moon mission.
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A Japanese moon lander has successfully entered the moon’s orbit, a huge milestone for the country’s first-ever moon mission.
Japan’s H3 space rocket failed just shortly after the lift-off today. The brand-new rocket failed to ignite its second engine 5 minutes and 27 seconds after the lift-off. Rocket failure was a huge blow to Japan’s Aerospace Exploration Agency because it was the first medium-lift rocket designed in three decades.
President Joe Biden and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida met in Tokyo on Monday to discuss progress on collaborative lunar missions for humans and robots.
