"Japan's Moon Landing Mission Plagued by Power Glitch"
A Japanese moon lander, SLIM, successfully touched down on the lunar surface but suffered a power glitch that may end its mission prematurely. The spacecraft's solar cells are not generating electricity, and it is expected to exhaust its batteries soon. There is hope that the probe could "wake up" if its orientation improves, but this is uncertain. Meanwhile, a privately-financed moon lander, Peregrine, was stranded in Earth's orbit after a malfunction. Despite the setback, the company is confident about its next mission. JAXA's SLIM was designed to demonstrate high-precision landing and test an innovative lightweight design. Telemetry indicates that SLIM and its micro rovers may have survived the landing, but extensive data analysis is needed to determine the spacecraft's orientation and the extent of the landing's precision.
