Japan’s SLIM Lander Survives Second Lunar Night

Credit: JAXA
Japan’s Smart Lander For Investigating Moon (SLIM) spacecraft has survived a second lunar night and was functional enough to image and transmit new pictures from its landing site. SLIM touched down on Jan. 19, making Japan the fifth country to successfully land on the Moon after the Soviet Union, U...
Irene Klotz

Irene Klotz is Senior Space Editor for Aviation Week, based in Cape Canaveral. Before joining Aviation Week in 2017, Irene spent 25 years as a wire service reporter covering human and robotic spaceflight, commercial space, astronomy, science and technology for Reuters and United Press International.

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