January 25, 2024
Japan praises ‘precise’ moon landing by SLIM rover
TOKYO: Japan’s lander achieved an unusually precise landing within 100 meters (328 feet) of its target, the space agency said Thursday, after the nation became the fifth to put a spacecraft on the moon with the weekend landing of the SLIM probe. Japan hopes the demonstration of what it called a “precise” moon landing will reinvigorate a space program seeking to overcome setbacks as it moves to assume a greater role in space by working with the United States to counter China. The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) said it received all data about the Smart Lander for Investigating Moon


