{"id":29814,"date":"2024-01-29T12:58:40","date_gmt":"2024-01-29T17:58:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.monsffa.ca\/?p=29814"},"modified":"2024-01-29T12:58:40","modified_gmt":"2024-01-29T17:58:40","slug":"japan-moon-lander-slim-comes-back-to-life-and-resumes-mission","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.monsffa.ca\/?p=29814","title":{"rendered":"Japan: Moon lander Slim comes back to life and resumes mission"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"sc-4e574cd-0 idepyX\" data-component=\"headline-block\">\n<h5 class=\"sc-518485e5-0 bWszMR\">Japan: Moon lander Slim comes back to life and resumes mission<\/h5>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"sc-4e574cd-0 dIyQzT\" data-component=\"timestamp-block\">\n<div class=\"sc-26840bd1-0 jJuIKe\" data-testid=\"timestamp\">\n<div class=\"sc-26840bd1-1 cqXZYv\"><time class=\"sc-26840bd1-3 khgHfO\">January 29, 2024 at 01:05 a.m. EST,<\/time><span class=\"sc-d63d5cd8-3 faMHro\" data-testid=\"byline-name\">By Kelly Ng <\/span><span class=\"sc-d63d5cd8-4 cfPEjL\" data-testid=\"byline-role\">BBC News<\/span><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"sc-4e574cd-0 ejxCqb\" data-component=\"image-block\">\n<div class=\"sc-a898728c-1 jWZsJP\" data-testid=\"hero-image\">\n<figure style=\"width: 681px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-a898728c-0 kbvxap\" src=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/480\/cpsprodpb\/11967\/production\/_132493027_render.jpg.webp\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 1280px) 50vw, (min-width: 1008px) 66vw, 96vw\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/240\/cpsprodpb\/11967\/production\/_132493027_render.jpg.webp 240w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/320\/cpsprodpb\/11967\/production\/_132493027_render.jpg.webp 320w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/480\/cpsprodpb\/11967\/production\/_132493027_render.jpg.webp 480w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/640\/cpsprodpb\/11967\/production\/_132493027_render.jpg.webp 640w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/800\/cpsprodpb\/11967\/production\/_132493027_render.jpg.webp 800w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/1024\/cpsprodpb\/11967\/production\/_132493027_render.jpg.webp 1024w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/1536\/cpsprodpb\/11967\/production\/_132493027_render.jpg.webp 1536w\" alt=\"JAXA Render of Slim's orientation\" width=\"681\" height=\"383\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">JAXA<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"sc-4e574cd-0 dIyQzT\" data-component=\"caption-block\"><span class=\"sc-cdeb84b0-0 bRiQvM\">Jaxa produced this render of Slim to show the awkward landing orientation that pointed the solar cells away from the Sun<\/span><\/section>\n<section class=\"sc-4e574cd-0 bhtqwj\" data-component=\"text-block\">\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\"><b class=\"sc-7dcfb11b-0 kVRnKf\">Japan&#8217;s Moon lander has resumed operations after being shut down for a week <\/b><a class=\"sc-c9299ecf-0 bZUiKB\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/science-environment-68091389\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener\">due to a power supply issue<\/a><b class=\"sc-7dcfb11b-0 kVRnKf\">.<\/b><\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"sc-4e574cd-0 bhtqwj\" data-component=\"text-block\">\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (Jaxa) said it re-established contact with the lander on Sunday, indicating that the glitch had been fixed.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"sc-4e574cd-0 bhtqwj\" data-component=\"text-block\">\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">Its solar cells are working again after a shift in lighting conditions allowed it to catch sunlight, the agency said.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"sc-4e574cd-0 bhtqwj\" data-component=\"text-block\">\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">It could not generate power when it landed on 20 January as the solar cells pointed away from the Sun.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"sc-4e574cd-0 bhtqwj\" data-component=\"text-block\">\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">With the Smart Lander for Investigating Moon (Slim) spacecraft, Japan became only the fifth country to achieve a soft touchdown on the Moon after the US, the former Soviet Union, China and India.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/world-asia-68125589\">READ MORE<\/a><\/p>\n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Japan: Moon lander Slim comes back to life and resumes mission January 29, 2024 at 01:05 a.m. EST,By Kelly Ng BBC News Jaxa produced this render of Slim to show the awkward landing orientation that pointed the solar cells away from the Sun Japan&#8217;s Moon lander has resumed operations after being shut down for a &hellip; 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