iSpace Moon Mission Failed HAKUTO-R M1 & UAE Rashid rover have crashed

Moon mission of Japanese company ‘ispace’ has failed. iSpace’s HAKUTO-R M1 lander could not land safely on the Moon on Tuesday night. The Rashid rover of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) that accompanied it also could not land on the moon. It is believed that both have crashed on the surface of the Moon. Had the mission of ‘iSpace’ been successful, it would have become the first private company to land on the Moon.

Information According to, the mission was being live streamed by ‘iSpace’ last night. During this time it was told by the officials that we were not able to establish communication. We have to recognize that the landing on the lunar surface has not been completed. The spacecraft of ‘iSpace’ was launched last year from SpaceX’s Falcon-9 rocket. The HAKUTO-R spacecraft reached the Moon’s orbit only last month.

Our HAKUTO-R M1 lunar lander was scheduled to land on the surface of the Moon at approx. 1:40 pm (JST). As of 8:00 today (JST), communication between the lander at the Mission Control Center was lost and it has been determined that Success 9 of the milestones is not achievable.(1/3)

— ispace (@ispace_inc) April 26, 2023

On Tuesday, this spacecraft was 100 kilometers above the surface of the moon. He started his landing as per the scheduled time. According to reports, ISpace lost communication with its spacecraft during the landing attempt. Till the last moment it seemed that the target was reaching its target, but later it was confirmed to be lost.

It is said that the spacecraft started landing at a speed of 6000 kilometers per hour. The speed was reduced to zero at the last moment. Despite this, soft landing could not happen. Not only has ‘iSpace’ suffered a setback due to the failure of landing, UAE’s Rashid Rover has also been ‘killed’.

This is the second time that private companies tried to land their missions on the Moon and failed. The first private mission to the Moon was launched by Israeli company ‘Space IL’. During landing in the year 2019, the company lost communication with its lander.