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Well it's landed on the Moon just depends whether it's crash landed or actually landed, hopefully they succeeded and it's just comms issues
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It looked from the telemetry post-landing as though it hadn't crashed, or at least hadn't properly cratered into the moon's surface, because it was still reporting battery charge level.
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So it landed at the wrong angle, they just said they expect it to be able to generate power when the sun finally shines on it but that's a few weeks out, the rovers have successfully started roving though
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I think the fact that Japan struggled to emulate something the USSR did nearly 55 years ago shows just how hard the USA/USSR were going at space exploration back in the day.
Still, monumental achievement by Japan
I think what the USSR landed on the moon back then was a much more simple, rougher-designed craft. no days when the goal is science not just getting there things are a little harder.
Telemetry is telling JAXA that the panels are pointing west hence the lack of power. The battery is at 12% and has been shutdown leaving room for a restart if necessary.
JAXA have said that if sunlight begins to shine on the lunar surface from the west there may be a possibility of generating power and a restart.
Stricken Japanese Moon mission landed on its nose
The first image of the Slim spacecraft shows it to be in an awkward position on the lunar surface.
www.bbc.co.uk
oops, first image of the Japanese lander after having landed and ended up nose down
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Can't they use the rover to nudge it over ?Stricken Japanese Moon mission landed on its nose
The first image of the Slim spacecraft shows it to be in an awkward position on the lunar surface.www.bbc.co.uk
oops, first image of the Japanese lander after having landed and ended up nose down
Looks like they managed to switch it off and on again! 
Japan: Moon lander Slim comes back to life and resumes mission
The lander has begun sending photos, including that of a nearby rock nicknamed "toy poodle".
www.bbc.co.uk
I hope they can get a lot done before lunar night comes along as may put an end to it.Looks like they managed to switch it off and on again!
Japan: Moon lander Slim comes back to life and resumes mission
The lander has begun sending photos, including that of a nearby rock nicknamed "toy poodle".www.bbc.co.uk
Tomorrow the Intuitive Machines' IM-1 mission will send the Nova-C lander Odysseus to the moon on a 16-day mission. This will be the first attempt at a private landing on the moon and the first U.S. landing on the lunar surface since Apollo 17 in 1972.
Launch will be 14th Feb at from NASA's Kennedy Space Center atop a Falcon 9 rocket. Liftoff is scheduled for 12:57 a.m. EST (0557 GMT).
The Odysseus is expected to land on the moon on 22 Feb.
Live coverage:
The IM-1 Mission site:
NASA's livestream of the IM-1 launch will begin shortly before liftoff at 12:15 a.m. EST (0515 GMT) and will be broadcast on NASA TV, NASA+ and the agency's other social media sites.
www.nasa.gov
SpaceX will host its own livestream of the launch on the SpaceX X account
Press kit:
Launch will be 14th Feb at from NASA's Kennedy Space Center atop a Falcon 9 rocket. Liftoff is scheduled for 12:57 a.m. EST (0557 GMT).
The Odysseus is expected to land on the moon on 22 Feb.
Live coverage:
The IM-1 Mission site:
NASA's livestream of the IM-1 launch will begin shortly before liftoff at 12:15 a.m. EST (0515 GMT) and will be broadcast on NASA TV, NASA+ and the agency's other social media sites.
NASA TV Live - NASA
NASA TV live: Watch live broadcasts from NASA Television and NASA's social media channels, and a schedule of upcoming live events including news briefings, launches and landings.
www.nasa.gov
SpaceX will host its own livestream of the launch on the SpaceX X account
Press kit: