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Japan's SLIM survives 3rd lunar night, surprising designers
and confirmed that SLIM had survived for the third time," JAXA said on X on Wednesday. The space agency released a photo taken by the lander. SLIM's ability to last lunar nights, which can last up ...
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JAXA releases images of Japan’s first lunar landing
Toy maker Tomy Co. and other organizations collaborated with the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) to develop the palm-size LEV-2. Along with the image of SLIM, JAXA also released photos ...
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JAXA compact robots pull off world’s first feats on moon mission
Among their accomplishments was documenting the historic landing of JAXA's Smart Lander for Investigating Moon (SLIM) probe, making Japan only the fifth country to land an unmanned spacecraft on ...
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Animation Of Japan's SLIM Lunar Lander To Moon
JAXA small lunar landing demonstrator "SLIM ". Watch how it travels to the moon's surface in this animated explainer. Credit: JAXA ...
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An ecosystem for space exploration and development
Japan’s most recent venture to the Moon — and JAXA’s first attempt at a lunar landing — was the so-called Smart Lander for Investigating Moon (SLIM) mission, which launched in early ...
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Why is Japan's 'moon sniper' landing mission important?
Dubbed the "moon sniper", SLIM will put to the test an experimental technology the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) says is unprecedented and essential to searching for water, and other ...
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Unlike ISRO's Chandrayaan-3, Japan's Moon lander wakes up after surviving 14 days of harsh lunar night
Japan's space agency, Jaxa, has confirmed Slim spacecraft's response to commands from Earth, demonstrating its resilience during the harsh lunar nights. Despite a nose-down landing, Slim fulfils ...