Friday, June 06, 2025

Japanese Spacecraft Crashes Into Moon in 'hard Landing,'

A spacecraft from Japan attempting to make the country's first private moon landing on Thursday instead crashed into the lunar surface in a disappointing second failure for its Ispace builders.

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Resilience, a robotic lander from the Japanese company Ispace, crashed on the moon's near side. https://trib.al/QjCJ1j3

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-- The New York Times (@nytimes.com) Jun 5, 2025 at 10:00 PM

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Last transmission heard from the craft just before impact:

"Sum Ting Wong!"

#1 | Posted by donnerboy at 2025-06-06 12:54 PM

That's Chinese, not Japanese. You racist ----.

#2 | Posted by LegallyYourDead at 2025-06-06 02:55 PM

"That's Chinese, not Japanese."

It's not "Chinese" or "Japanese" you silly twit. It's just a joke.

#3 | Posted by donnerboy at 2025-06-06 10:22 PM

That's an old, racist joke.

#4 | Posted by willowby at 2025-06-06 11:19 PM

It's not "Chinese" or "Japanese" you silly twit. It's just a joke.

Originally supposed to be Korean, if I recall correctly. SFO crash.

#5 | Posted by REDIAL at 2025-06-06 11:26 PM

That's an old, racist joke.

#4 | POSTED BY WILLOWBY

And if it ran for president you'd definitely vote for it.

#6 | Posted by donnerboy at 2025-06-07 12:50 PM

I'm trying to think of what brands I would miss whose name or products begin with an i or an I. To ---- with them.

I can think of a few, though, whose crash would perfectly delight me.

#7 | Posted by Dbt2 at 2025-06-07 01:33 PM

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