Space Ops: Lost Moon

: ispace Caption: A tense ispace Mission Control Center awaited word if their second lunar lander made it to the Moon.

Tense ispace Mission Control Center workers await word if their second lunar lander made it to the Moon. 

Credit: ispace
The death toll for spacecraft attempting soft landings on the Moon notched up another victim last week when Japan’s ispace failed in its second bid to touch down on the lunar surface. After a relatively slow but smooth 4 1/2-month journey, ispace’s Resilience lander homed in on its intended landing...
Irene Klotz

Irene Klotz is Senior Space Editor for Aviation Week, based in Cape Canaveral. Before joining Aviation Week in 2017, Irene spent 25 years as a wire service reporter covering human and robotic spaceflight, commercial space, astronomy, science and technology for Reuters and United Press International.

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