People raise their hands after a successful moon landing by the Smart Lander for Investigating Moon (SLIM), in a public viewing event in Sagamihara, south of Tokyo, Japan January 20, 2024.
Japan staked a claim among national space powers on Friday, as its SLIM spacecraft reached the lunar surface.
The country's SLIM lander launched in September and touched down on the lunar surface around 10:20 a.m.
Japan's SLIM, which stands for "Smart Lander for Investigating Moon," is a cargo research mission.
It carries a variety of scientific payloads, including an analysis camera and a pair of lunar rovers.
Persons:
SLIM, Smart Lander
Organizations:
Smart, SLIM, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, JAXA, Engineers, Japan
Locations:
Sagamihara, Tokyo, Japan, Russia, Soviet Union, U.S, China, India