The agency's sent a tiny lunar lander aboard NASA's Artemis I moon mission.
See AlsoOMOTENASHI is one of ten CubeSat missions that took to the skies with the launch of NASA's Space Launch System for its Artemis I moon mission, including the"Communication with the spacecraft could not be established, and it was determined that the lunar landing maneuver operation could not be performed," the Japan Aerospace and Exploration Agency tweeted in Japanese on Monday, November 21.
JAXA did add that it hopes to redirect its spacecraft for a new mission attempt around March 2023 if it can establish better communication conditions. Before that happens, the Japanese space agency will investigate why it couldn't establish communication with the small toaster-sized spacecraft in time.
Initial communications from the OMOTENASHI spacecraft suggested it rotated heavily and that its solar cells were not picking up enough sunlight. The team tried to vent some fuel to stabilize the course, but they soon found insufficient voltage and had to turn off the transmitter.OMOTENASHI stands for "Outstanding Moon exploration Technologies demonstrated by Nano Semi-Hard Impactor.
All of this depends on whether the tiny spacecraft can draw in enough sunlight to power itself, and thankfully JAXA says it will fly closer to the Sun in March, meaning it should be able to draw energy. Unfortunately, Japan's first lunar lander mission hasn't been a success on its first attempt. Thankfully, it looks like the country's space agency could soon make another attempt at landing on the moon.
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