A Japanese lunar lander, carrying a rover developed in the United Arab Emirates, attempted to find its footing on the moon's surface Tuesday — but flight controllers presumed the spacecraft was lost after failing to regain contact.
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A Japanese lunar lander, carrying a rover developed in the United Arab Emirates, attempted to find its footing on the moon’s surface Tuesday — and potentially mark the world’s first lunar landing for a commercially developed spacecraft. But flight controllers on the ground were not immediately able to regain contact, prompting the company to presume the spacecraft was lost.
At this point, I don't understand why we haven't put a communications satellite out past the moon to eliminate the blackout zone.
With as much focus as everyone is putting on the moon now, I find it inexcusable that we haven't addressed this issue.
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