A Japanese company failed in its attempt for the first private landing on the moon.

Hakuto-R was the first privately operated spacecraft to try to land safely on the moon. ispace planed to place the Hakuto-R lander on the moon on Tuesday (April 25) at 12:40 p.m. EDT (1640 GMT).

The primary landing site is Atlas Crater, located at the southeastern outer edge of Mare Frigoris (“Sea of Cold”), according to earlier statements(opens in new tab) from the company.

video credit ispace YouTube channel

“Should conditions change, there are three alternative landing sites and depending on the site, the landing date may change. Alternative landing dates, depending on the operational status, are April 26, May 1 and May 3, 2023,” ispace officials wrote on April 12(opens in new tab).

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