The uncrewed Smart Lander for Investigating Moon, or SLIM, mission landed just after 10:20 a.m. 1) The Sea of Tranquility 2) the Apollo 11 landing site 3) the Shioli crater that the SLIM mission is targeting and 4) the Chandrayaan-3 lunar landing site. New space raceMultiple space agencies and countries have attempted moon landing missions over the past year, leading to a historic first as well as failures. The lightweight SLIM lander, which launched in September, carries new precision technology to demonstrate a “pinpoint” landing. - Japan Aerospace Exploration AgencyMeanwhile, Japanese company Ispace’s Hakuto-R lunar lander fell 3 miles (4.8 kilometers) before crashing into the moon during a landing attempt in April.

Source: CNN January 19, 2024 17:44 UTC