Miniature House Moon Landing Fails as Ispace Loses Contact

The artist Mikael Genberg's tiny cottage has been on its way to the moon in a space rocket for three months. This evening the landing was supposed to take place, but the Japanese space company Ispace lost contact with the spacecraft when it approached the surface.

» Published: June 05 2025 at 22:42

Miniature House Moon Landing Fails as Ispace Loses Contact
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It seems to have gone to hell, says Mikael Genberg to Aftonbladet.

The moon landing was broadcast live by Ispace, whose commentators assured that "members of MCC (Mission Control Center) will continuously try to communicate with the lander".

But shortly after the scheduled arrival time, the broadcast was interrupted with the message that further updates would be given at a later press conference.

Something has happened. I do not know what has happened, but everyone is packing up and going home, says the artist who is in Tokyo to follow the landing.

The small cottage, which does not measure more than 12x10x8 centimeters, was launched on January 15 from Kennedy Space Center in Florida.

Last time Ispace made an attempt to visit the moon, the approximately three-meter-high moon lander did indeed land, but at the edge of a ravine and tipped over.

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