Firefly's "Blue Moon" and ispace's "Resilience" are the latest in an ongoing push to gain private-sector experience exploring ...

“We will continue talks with Japan to explore a solution that (the plaintiffs) can agree with,” Moon said, referring to those who were forced to provide sex to Japanese soldiers before and ...

Handout/ ispace, inc./AFP On the Japanese side, Tokyo-based ispace's first attempt to land on the Moon ended in an unsalvageable "hard landing" in April 2023. "It's important to challenge ...

Japanese startup ispace vowed its upcoming second unmanned moon mission will be a success, saying Thursday that it learned from its failed attempt nearly two years ago. In April 2023, the firm's ...

One rocket, two missions: Lunar landers built by US and Japanese companies are poised to "rideshare" to the Moon, showcasing the private sector's growing role in space exploration. SpaceX is targeting ...

ORLANDO, Florida/TOKYO (Reuters) -Two moon landers, one from Japan's ispace and another from U.S. space firm Firefly, began their journeys into space on Wednesday with SpaceX's unusual double ...