Tag: Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency

  • After the sun sets, the Japanese moon landers gets back to work

    After the sun sets, the Japanese moon landers gets back to work

    The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) re-established contact with its ‘Smart Lander’ for Investigating Moon (SLIM) on Tuesday, a day after it touched down near the Moon’s equator. “Communication with SLIM was successfully established last night, and operations resumed,” JAXA said. SLIM landed about 55 metres (60 yards) away from its target, in between two…