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Moon landing attempt by private company ends in last minute failure [TechSpot]
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Japanese company ispace lost contact with its lunar lander mere minutes before it was supposed to touchdown on the surface, likely indicating that it crashed. A successful touchdown would have made the Tokyo-based business the first-ever private enterprise to complete a Moon landing.