Possibly First Private Space to Land on Moon

[hammdo]

https://futurism.com/the-byte/private-spacecraft-land-moon-attempt

-Don

[DXB]

https://www.newscientist.com/article/2370784-japanese-hakuto-r-spacecraft-seems-to-have-crash-landed-on-the-moon/

I think it just crashed - admin probably should move this thread to the safety and accident discussion section, and please be sensitive in your comments - we don't know yet if anyone on the lunar surface was hurt 

[0TreeLemur]

Possibly the first private company to make a crater on the moon?

[EricJ]

53 minutes ago, 0TreeLemur said:

Possibly the first private company to make a crater on the moon?

First insurance claim on the moon? 

[hammdo]

Imagine how many times Apollo landed with ‘ancient tech’, and how it seems no one can do it with todays tech…

gotta wonder…

-Don

[hammdo]

For example:

 

[Pinecone]

Who has tried to land on the moon since Apollo?????

If you don't try, you obviously don't accomplish that.

 

[hammdo]

Agree totally, you’d think the newer tech would have advanced tremendously since Apollo…

-Don

[EricJ]

4 hours ago, Pinecone said:

Who has tried to land on the moon since Apollo?????

If you don't try, you obviously don't accomplish that.

 

China and India have both had successful landings on the moon since Apollo.

[hammdo]

Ah, missed that! Thanks for the update…

-Don

[toto]

Fwiw..

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_missions_to_the_Moon