What is Japan's Smart Lander for Investigating Moon (SLIM)? | DW News

There's been a fresh burst of interest in the moon, with three lunar missions launched in the summer of 2023 alone. Though the Russian Luna 25 mission failed, India's Chandrayaan-3 lander succeeded. Japan hopes its SLIM lander will join it on the moon in the months to come.

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[krishnkant]

I wish best of luck to Japan for their lunar mission from India.

Also it's exciting to see that Japan and India will send a joint lander+rover mission to moon most likely by 2024.

[vidhanchandrasahu]

Love from India 🙌🏻
All the best Japan....
Show the world....who you r...💪🏻💪🏻💪🏻

[death_parade]

Indian Lunar Lander Vikram also landed within 300 meters of its target. Very accurate landing. JAXA is trying to better that. Lets see how it goes. Although, I do wonder how JAXA chose its landing site if they are trying to attempt an accurate landing. Most likely, they are relying on the Lunar Maps created by ISRO's Chandrayaan-2 Orbiter and NASA's Lunar Recon Orbiter.

[JonardhanChakma]

A small request to all, please don't call space exploration a race. Space exploration is for all of humanity.

[G-Man]

Japan's advancements are amazing. Landing on the asteroid was astonishing and undervalued. Looking forward to more from Japan. Hopefully their rocket turns into a mech in space? :P Love from India.

[AkashChSahu]

Japan + india
Jaxa + ISRO = lupex ( Chandrayaan 4)
Best of luck jaxa from India 🇮🇳

[algebraicblogger]

Japan+India❤️ All about Humanity. World is our Family🇮🇳

[stevendefehr]

All these great countries achieving amazing things and Canada couldn’t even shoot down a weather ballon 😢… had to ask the USA to do it !

[gk]

Lupex or chandrayan 4 is moon sample return mission. India's lander and Japan's high-tech rover hope it will be successful

[AmitSunar]

Being an Indian . I wish Japan all the very best and this time Japan will surely successful. 👍👍👍👍

[_Painted]

I love all humans who contribute to shared human progress. Love to Japan and India, especially scientists and engineers, from USA. Your accomplishments benefit the entire world.

[krishpegu]

LUPEX:- Join collaboration between ISRO and JAXA in which Japan will try soft landing on moon surface! The lander will be provided by ISRO and the rocket and rover will be JAXA's !! Go japan and India🎉🎉

[sachinsaini]

Congratulations and best wishes to Japan, ally country of India.

[belogical]

We need more countries with this kind of scientific endeavours

[Breaking]

It's exciting to see the renewed interest in lunar exploration with multiple missions launched . While the Russian Luna 25 mission faced challenges, it's encouraging to hear about the success of India's Chandrayaan-3 lander. The advancements made by these missions contribute to our understanding of the moon and pave the way for future exploration. Japan's SLIM lander's upcoming mission adds to the anticipation and potential for further discoveries. These collaborative efforts demonstrate the global interest in unlocking the mysteries of the moon and expanding our knowledge of the universe.

[deepsarkar]

Best wishes to Japan from India. We are rooting for you. Come on, let's do it!

[iamyou]

Best wishes for Japan 🇯🇵 from Bharat/India 🇮🇳 . 👍

[Nerinav]

Japan's Hayabusa spacecraft landed on asteroid and retrieved samples back to earth.
That proves Japanese technological supremacy

[rockyjohnson]

Great Job Japan :) We welcome you to the moon hope your Lander does well.

[generalmortars]

There are asteroids up there with rare minerals and materials worth five QUINTILLION dollars.
India, Japan, China, Europe, everyone is racing for the stars.
Meanwhile, down here in the US there are people who actually think the space doesn't exist, that it's a painting.
SMFH.