New Delhi, June 6 -- A private Japanese spacecraft crashed while attempting a touchdown on the Moon on Friday. The Tokyo-based company ispace declared the mission a failure several hours after communication was lost with the lander. This was ispace's second lunar landing attempt.

In a statement posted on X, ispace said, "As of 8:00 a.m. [local time] on June 6, 2025, mission controllers have determined that it is unlikely that communication with the lander will be restored and therefore completing Success 9 is not achievable. It has been decided to conclude the mission."

"Given that there is currently no prospect of a successful lunar landing, our top priority is to swiftly analyze the telemetry data we have obtained thus far and work di...