Japan has successfully landed its spacecraft on the moon, turning into the fifth country in history to accomplish this achievement. The spacecraft, named the Smart Lander for Investigating Moon (Thin), made the landing on Saturday, as indicated by authorities.
While the mission control at first detailed the landing, there is still vulnerability about considering it as a complete achievement. Further examination is expected to decide whether the spacecraft made a landing, and concerns exist about the power supply, especially the sun based power panels.
Hitoshi Kuninaka, the head of the Institute of Space and Astronautical Science, referenced that they accept rovers were launched, and information transmission to Earth was continuous. Notwithstanding, the lander might be confronting issues with its sunlight based power panels, as of now working just on batteries.
Regardless of these vulnerabilities, Kuninaka communicated certainty that the mission accomplished basically a "base" level of progress. The SLIM mission denotes Japan's entrance into the selected gathering of countries, including the US, the Soviet Union, China, and India that have effectively arrived at the moon.
