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		WillPostForFood on April 25, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Commercial lunar lander presumed lost after moon l... It was a commercial craft carrying a payload from a few sources, including a rover from JAXA, the Japanese space agency, and a second rover built by the UAE.

flangola7 on April 25, 2023 [–]

Do the rovers at least still work?

aardvarkr on April 25, 2023 | [–]

Things tend to stop working after a crash landing

CompuHacker on April 26, 2023 | | [–]

But, even if they did separate, find themselves on the ground, undamaged, still powered, they rely on the lander as a radio relay.

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