Japan Successfully Lands Spacecraft on Moon Despite Solar Power Issues

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Japan Blasts Off to Da Moon, but Stumbles on Power Probz! 🚀🌕 By Kantaro Komiya and Joey Roulette Tokyo, Jan 20 (Reuters) – Da moon just got one new visitor! Japan wen’ join da club dis Saturday, becoming da fifth country to land one spacecraft on top da moon. But, hold up! Dere’s one hitch in da plan—solar power issues threatening to cut da mission short. 😬 Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, or JAXA, wen’ say dey Smart Lander for Investigating Moon, AKA SLIM, wen’ make one touchdown ’round 12:20 a.m., but, uh-oh, da solar panels, dey no stay generating electricity. Da kine might be ’cause dey angle ’em wrong. JAXA, dey wen’ make da move fo’ send SLIM’s data back to earth quick, ’cause da probe stay relying only on top its battery. Hitoshi Kuninaka, da head of JAXA’s research centre, wen’ tell one press conference dat da battery, it goin’ last only fo’ “a few hours” despite trying out “life-sustaining treatments” like turning off da heater. Instead of taking wild chances, JAXA goin’ jus’ keep everyting status quo. Dey hopin’ dat da sunlight goin’ hit da panels in one way fo’ restore its functions. Da solar angle, Kuninaka say, take 30 days fo’ change on da moon. “So when da solar direction changes, and da light shines from one different direction, da light could end up hitting da solar cell.” Oh, no! Signal from SLIM wen’ disappear, data from NASA’s Deep Space Network show. We no can tell if da signal loss stay temporary or one power-saving move. Dem wen’ call SLIM “moon sniper.” Da plan? Fo’ land within 100 metres (328 feet) of its target. Regular landing, dey off by several kilometres! Dis new technology from JAXA, dey say, goin’ be one big tool fo’ exploring da hilly moon poles. Dey figgah dey get oxygen, fuel, and water over dere. 🌙 “Looking at da trace data, SLIM most certainly achieve one landing with 100-metre accuracy,” Kuninaka say, but, eh, gotta wait ’bout one month fo’ check fo’ real. Japan: Da Rising Star in Space? 🌟🚀 Da Soviet Union, Da United States, China, and India, dey da ony ones who wen’ do soft landings on top da moon. Now, Japan, dey tryin’ fo’ jump in da game too! Da kine SLIM, she one big ting! She 2.4m by 1.7m by 2.7m, wit’ two main engines and 12 thrusters, plus solar cells, antennas, radar, and cameras. Japan, dey like keep da ting light fo’ save money on da launches in da future. SLIM wen’ weigh 700 kg at launch, less than half of India’s Chandrayaan-3. As SLIM wen’ make her way down, she wen’ use her camera fo’ match up wit’ satellite photos of da moon. Dis “vision-based navigation,” JAXA say, make ’em land real precise. Dis precision landing, it no goin’ change da whole game, but da way dey make da ting light and da way dey land, dis might make moon missions more doable fo’ everybody. Bleddyn Bowen, one University of Leicester professor, he say dis stuff even before da landing. When SLIM wen’ touch down, she wen’ also let go two mini-probes. One jumping vehicle, big as one microwave oven, and one rover da size of one baseball. Dey supposed to snap some pics and send ’em back home. Big names like Sony Group, toymaker Tomy, and some Japanese universities, dey all wen’ work together fo’ make da robots. JAXA wen’ launch SLIM on top Japan’s flagship H-IIA rocket in September. She wen’ take one fuel-efficient four-month journey to da moon. 🚀 Okay, so, Japan, dey get big dreams fo’ space, yeah? Dey working wit’ da United States, tryin’ fo’ keep China in check. Dey get all dese private companies too, tryin’ fo’ blast off. JAXA, dey even wanna send one astronaut to da moon wit’ NASA’s Artemis program in da next couple years. But, ah, Japan, dey wen’ have some bummahs too. Dey get some problems wit’ da rockets lately. Like, da big rocket, H3, wen’ fail when dey launch ’em in March. Supposed to be one big ting, matching up against SpaceX and da other commercial rockets. But, no can. Dis failure, it make everyting late. Da moon mission, SLIM, and da joint mission wit’ India, dey all gotta wait. India, dey even wen’ make one historic touchdown on da moon’s south pole in August wit’ da Chandrayaan-3 probe. 🌌 Local Reax: Plenty Mixed Emotions In Sagamihara, where JAXA’s control centre stay, get ’bout 80 people hanging out fo’ watch da landing. One lady, Toshie Yamamoto, she say, “Had so many rockets going bust, so I was really hoping for a success.” She work in one office, she in her 50s. When SLIM wen’ finally land, had one tense vibe, but den, BAM! Da whole place wen’ explode wit’ claps and cheers! 🎉 Alright, so, bottom line? Japan, dey wen’ make history wit’ dis moon landing. But, yeah, dey get some work fo’ do. Get da solar panels gotta fix, get da rockets gotta work right. But, ey, dis jus’ da beginning. Da future? Maybe we all going space soon! 🚀🌌

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Japan Successfully Lands Spacecraft on Moon Despite Solar Power Issues

Japan Blasts Off to The Moon, but Stumbles on Power Problems! By Kantaro Komiya and Joey Roulette Tokyo, Jan 20 (Reuters) – The moon just got one new visitor! Japan joined the club this Saturday, becoming the fifth country to land a spacecraft on the moon. But, hold up! There’s one hitch in the plan—solar power issues threatening to cut the mission short. Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, or JAXA, said their Smart Lander for Investigating Moon, AKA SLIM, made a touchdown around 12:20 a.m., but, uh-oh, the solar panels, they are not generating electricity. The problem might be because they angled them wrong. JAXA made the move to send SLIM’s data back to earth quickly, because the probe is relying only on its battery. Hitoshi Kuninaka, the head of JAXA’s research centre, said at a press conference that the battery will last only for a few hours despite trying out life-sustaining treatments like turning off the heater. Instead of taking wild chances, JAXA is just keeping everything status quo. They’re hoping that the sunlight will hit the panels in a way to restore its functions. The solar angle, Kuninaka said, takes 30 days to change on the moon. “So when the solar direction changes, and the light shines from a different direction, the light could end up hitting the solar cell.” Oh, no! Signal from SLIM disappeared, data from NASA’s Deep Space Network show. We can’t tell if the signal loss is temporary or a power-saving move. They called SLIM “moon sniper.” The plan? To land within 100 metres (328 feet) of its target. Regular landings were off by several kilometres! This new technology from JAXA, they say, will be a big tool for exploring the hilly moon poles. They figure they can get oxygen, fuel, and water over there. “Looking at the trace data, SLIM most certainly achieved a landing with 100-metre accuracy,” Kuninaka said, but, eh, gotta wait about one month to check for real. Japan: The Rising Star in Space? The Soviet Union, The United States, China, and India, they are the only ones who did soft landings on the moon. Now, Japan, they’re trying to jump in the game too! The kind SLIM, she’s a big thing! She’s 2.4m by 1.7m by 2.7m, with two main engines and 12 thrusters, plus solar cells, antennas, radar, and cameras. Japan, they like to keep the thing light to save money on the launches in the future. SLIM weighed 700 kg at launch, less than half of India’s Chandrayaan-3. As SLIM made her way down, she used her camera to match up with satellite photos of the moon. This “vision-based navigation,” JAXA says, makes them land really precise. This precision landing, it’s not going to change the whole game, but the way they make the thing light and the way they land, this might make moon missions more doable for everybody. Bleddyn Bowen, a University of Leicester professor, he said this stuff even before the landing. When SLIM touched down, she also let go two mini-probes. One jumping vehicle, big as a microwave oven, and one rover the size of a baseball. They’re supposed to snap some pics and send them back home. Big names like Sony Group, toymaker Tomy, and some Japanese universities, they all worked together to make the robots. JAXA launched SLIM on Japan’s flagship H-IIA rocket in September. She took a fuel-efficient four-month journey to the moon. Okay, so, Japan, they have big dreams for space, yeah? They’re working with the United States, trying to keep China in check. They have all these private companies too, trying to blast off. JAXA, they even want to send an astronaut to the moon with NASA’s Artemis program in the next couple of years. But, ah, Japan, they have some bummers too. They have some problems with the rockets lately. Like, the big rocket, H3, failed when they launched it in March. Supposed to be a big thing, matching up against SpaceX and the other commercial rockets. But, no can. This failure, it makes everything late. The moon mission, SLIM, and the joint mission with India, they all have to wait. India, they even made a historic touchdown on the moon’s south pole in August with the Chandrayaan-3 probe. Local Reaction: Plenty Mixed Emotions In Sagamihara, where JAXA’s control centre is, there are about 80 people hanging out to watch the landing. One lady, Toshie Yamamoto, she said, “Had so many rockets going bust, so I was really hoping for a success.” She works in an office, she’s in her 50s. When SLIM finally landed, there was a tense vibe, but then, BAM! The whole place exploded with claps and cheers! Alright, so, bottom line? Japan, they made history with this moon landing. But, yeah, they have some work to do. Get the solar panels fixed, get the rockets working right. But, hey, this is just the beginning. The future? Maybe we’re all going to space soon!