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The Advertiser
2 days ago
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- The Advertiser
Japanese company loses communication with moon lander
Japanese company ispace has not been able to establish communication with its uncrewed moon lander following its lunar touchdown attempt, two years after its failed inaugural mission. Tokyo-based ispace has hoped to join US firms Intuitive Machines and Firefly Aerospace, which have accomplished commercial landings amid an intensifying global race for the moon that includes state-run missions from China and India. Resilience, ispace's second lunar lander, targeted Mare Frigoris, a basaltic plain about 900km from the moon's north pole. The company's live-streamed flight data showed Resilience's altitude suddenly falling to zero shortly before the planned touchdown time of 4.17am on Friday, Japanese time, following an hour-long descent from lunar orbit. "We haven't been able to confirm" communication, and control centre members will "continuously attempt to communicate with the lander," the company said in the broadcast. Footage from the control room showed nervous faces of ispace engineers. A room of more than 500 ispace employees, shareholders, sponsors and government officials abruptly grew silent during a public viewing event at mission partner Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp in the wee hours in Tokyo. The status of Resilience remains unclear, and ispace CEO Takeshi Hakamada will hold a press conference about the outcome of the mission at 9am, the company said. In 2023, ispace's first lander crashed into the moon's surface due to inaccurate recognition of its altitude. Software remedies have been implemented, while the hardware design is mostly unchanged in Resilience, the company has said. Resilience carried a four-wheeled rover built by ispace's Luxembourg subsidiary and five external payloads, including scientific instruments from Japanese firms and a Taiwanese university. Following the landing, the 2.3m-high lander and the microwave-sized rover were scheduled to begin 14-day exploration activities until the arrival of a freezing-cold lunar night, including capturing images of regolith, the moon's fine-grained surface material, on a contract with US space agency NASA. Shares of ispace more than doubled earlier in 2025 on growing investor hopes for the second mission, before calming in recent days. As of Thursday, ispace had a market capitalisation of more than 110 billion yen ($A1.2 billion). Japanese company ispace has not been able to establish communication with its uncrewed moon lander following its lunar touchdown attempt, two years after its failed inaugural mission. Tokyo-based ispace has hoped to join US firms Intuitive Machines and Firefly Aerospace, which have accomplished commercial landings amid an intensifying global race for the moon that includes state-run missions from China and India. Resilience, ispace's second lunar lander, targeted Mare Frigoris, a basaltic plain about 900km from the moon's north pole. The company's live-streamed flight data showed Resilience's altitude suddenly falling to zero shortly before the planned touchdown time of 4.17am on Friday, Japanese time, following an hour-long descent from lunar orbit. "We haven't been able to confirm" communication, and control centre members will "continuously attempt to communicate with the lander," the company said in the broadcast. Footage from the control room showed nervous faces of ispace engineers. A room of more than 500 ispace employees, shareholders, sponsors and government officials abruptly grew silent during a public viewing event at mission partner Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp in the wee hours in Tokyo. The status of Resilience remains unclear, and ispace CEO Takeshi Hakamada will hold a press conference about the outcome of the mission at 9am, the company said. In 2023, ispace's first lander crashed into the moon's surface due to inaccurate recognition of its altitude. Software remedies have been implemented, while the hardware design is mostly unchanged in Resilience, the company has said. Resilience carried a four-wheeled rover built by ispace's Luxembourg subsidiary and five external payloads, including scientific instruments from Japanese firms and a Taiwanese university. Following the landing, the 2.3m-high lander and the microwave-sized rover were scheduled to begin 14-day exploration activities until the arrival of a freezing-cold lunar night, including capturing images of regolith, the moon's fine-grained surface material, on a contract with US space agency NASA. Shares of ispace more than doubled earlier in 2025 on growing investor hopes for the second mission, before calming in recent days. As of Thursday, ispace had a market capitalisation of more than 110 billion yen ($A1.2 billion). Japanese company ispace has not been able to establish communication with its uncrewed moon lander following its lunar touchdown attempt, two years after its failed inaugural mission. Tokyo-based ispace has hoped to join US firms Intuitive Machines and Firefly Aerospace, which have accomplished commercial landings amid an intensifying global race for the moon that includes state-run missions from China and India. Resilience, ispace's second lunar lander, targeted Mare Frigoris, a basaltic plain about 900km from the moon's north pole. The company's live-streamed flight data showed Resilience's altitude suddenly falling to zero shortly before the planned touchdown time of 4.17am on Friday, Japanese time, following an hour-long descent from lunar orbit. "We haven't been able to confirm" communication, and control centre members will "continuously attempt to communicate with the lander," the company said in the broadcast. Footage from the control room showed nervous faces of ispace engineers. A room of more than 500 ispace employees, shareholders, sponsors and government officials abruptly grew silent during a public viewing event at mission partner Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp in the wee hours in Tokyo. The status of Resilience remains unclear, and ispace CEO Takeshi Hakamada will hold a press conference about the outcome of the mission at 9am, the company said. In 2023, ispace's first lander crashed into the moon's surface due to inaccurate recognition of its altitude. Software remedies have been implemented, while the hardware design is mostly unchanged in Resilience, the company has said. Resilience carried a four-wheeled rover built by ispace's Luxembourg subsidiary and five external payloads, including scientific instruments from Japanese firms and a Taiwanese university. Following the landing, the 2.3m-high lander and the microwave-sized rover were scheduled to begin 14-day exploration activities until the arrival of a freezing-cold lunar night, including capturing images of regolith, the moon's fine-grained surface material, on a contract with US space agency NASA. Shares of ispace more than doubled earlier in 2025 on growing investor hopes for the second mission, before calming in recent days. As of Thursday, ispace had a market capitalisation of more than 110 billion yen ($A1.2 billion). Japanese company ispace has not been able to establish communication with its uncrewed moon lander following its lunar touchdown attempt, two years after its failed inaugural mission. Tokyo-based ispace has hoped to join US firms Intuitive Machines and Firefly Aerospace, which have accomplished commercial landings amid an intensifying global race for the moon that includes state-run missions from China and India. Resilience, ispace's second lunar lander, targeted Mare Frigoris, a basaltic plain about 900km from the moon's north pole. The company's live-streamed flight data showed Resilience's altitude suddenly falling to zero shortly before the planned touchdown time of 4.17am on Friday, Japanese time, following an hour-long descent from lunar orbit. "We haven't been able to confirm" communication, and control centre members will "continuously attempt to communicate with the lander," the company said in the broadcast. Footage from the control room showed nervous faces of ispace engineers. A room of more than 500 ispace employees, shareholders, sponsors and government officials abruptly grew silent during a public viewing event at mission partner Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp in the wee hours in Tokyo. The status of Resilience remains unclear, and ispace CEO Takeshi Hakamada will hold a press conference about the outcome of the mission at 9am, the company said. In 2023, ispace's first lander crashed into the moon's surface due to inaccurate recognition of its altitude. Software remedies have been implemented, while the hardware design is mostly unchanged in Resilience, the company has said. Resilience carried a four-wheeled rover built by ispace's Luxembourg subsidiary and five external payloads, including scientific instruments from Japanese firms and a Taiwanese university. Following the landing, the 2.3m-high lander and the microwave-sized rover were scheduled to begin 14-day exploration activities until the arrival of a freezing-cold lunar night, including capturing images of regolith, the moon's fine-grained surface material, on a contract with US space agency NASA. Shares of ispace more than doubled earlier in 2025 on growing investor hopes for the second mission, before calming in recent days. As of Thursday, ispace had a market capitalisation of more than 110 billion yen ($A1.2 billion).
Herald Sun
11-05-2025
- Business
- Herald Sun
Iconic ‘Spite House' hits market for $1.2m
Iconic 'Spite House' hits market for $1.2m. Picture: Realtor; Google Maps An iconic 'Spite House' in the US has hit the market again for $US799,000 ($A1.2 million), exactly 100 years after it was built. Best known as the 'Montlake Spite House', the wedge-shaped home was constructed in the Seattle neighbourhood in 1925. The two-bedroom residence, which measures just 55 inches across at its slimmest point, has become a local legend. According to multiple reports, the property was allegedly built by its original owner in an act of vengeance against a neighbour amid a furious land dispute Legend has it, a woman created the home seeking revenge against her ex-husband, Realtor reports. After she and her spouse split, she was awarded a tiny 3,090 square foot parcel of their shared property in the divorce settlement — on which she decided to build a petite home in a bid to 'block his view in the front yard,' according to the home's owner, Emily Cangie. MORE: Common item banned from royal homes What your home will be worth in 2030 Exposed: Costco's hidden detail in Aus stores Seattle's infamous 'Montlake Spite House' has been put back on the market for $US799,000, exactly 100 years after it was built. Picture: Realtor As the legend goes, the home — which is shaped like a wedge and measures just 55 inches across at its slimmest point — was constructed as a petty act of revenge. Picture: Realtor The property looks much like a traditional home from the front and side. Picture: Realtor The dwelling is understood to have been built on a tiny parcel of land by a woman seeking revenge on her former husband, who owned the home next-door. Picture: Realtor Ms Cangie, who bought the home in 2019, according to records, opened up its doors in 2023 for a video tour with YouTuber Kirsten Dirksen, while sharing details about the property's history. 'The story goes that she decided to build a house to block his view in the front yard,' Ms Cangie said, explaining that, at the time of her divorce, the woman was unable to 'get her own loan in the U.S.' So, having been left unable to buy her own property, she constructed the dwelling — which has since cemented its place in Seattle's history books. However, another version of the story suggests that the dwelling was actually built by a landowner who wanted to get revenge on a neighbour who made an 'insultingly low' offer on the land where the home is located. According to the home's most recent owner, the property's unique layout does not cause too many difficulties in day-to-day life. Picture: Realtor The widest points have been used as the main living spaces. Picture: Realtor Regardless, the property has earned quite the reputation over the years, having first been sold back in 1983 for $US50,000. Today, the home is registered to an LLC under the name 'Montlake Spite House;' however, records indicate that it has not been sold since Ms Cangie and her husband purchased it. The dwelling has, however, undergone a serious makeover in recent years — one that saw its once-yellow exterior transformed to an elegant blue-grey hue. Its listing description makes no attempt to hide the unique layout of the dwelling, joking that the property is 'wedged' into the local neighbourhood — and noting its somewhat odd proportions. 'Wedged into Seattle's historic Montlake neighbourhood, the Spanish Revival style Montlake Spite House is 15 feet wide on one side and just 55 inches on the other,' it reads. The description then goes on to call attention to the many upgrades that have been made to the two-storey abode, including a 'new roof, new paint, a new water heater, and an updated kitchen.' 'Bright main floor offers a living room, bedroom, bath, and kitchen,' it goes on. 'The lower level has a family room, bedroom, laundry, bath, and separate entrance, ideal for guests, Airbnb, or an ADU.' One of the two bedrooms in the property is open and airy — albeit with a pint-sized bathroom. Picture: Realtor The lower level features a small space that has been converted into the second bedroom. Picture: Realtor During her YouTube tour of the home, Ms Cangie insisted that the home's peculiar shape did not cause too many difficulties, although she conceded that the areas in which the property narrows almost to a perfect point could be a bit harder to navigate. 'The bathroom is where the angles get weird … makes me think of bathrooms in New York,' she joked. 'I mean, compared to New York, [we're] just grateful that there is not a toilet in [the] bedroom.' Referring to the dwelling as her 'little wedge of cheese,' Ms Cangie admitted that she was initially concerned living in the home would feel like she was residing in a 'fishbowl,' but that the more intimate spaces are actually more cozy than claustrophobic. She went on to compare the home to New York's iconic Flatiron building, explaining that, despite having numerous owners over the years, the property's structure has never been changed or expanded. 'Everybody's kind of left it intact,' she noted. 'As far as we know, this is the original footprint and it's in great shape.' Parts of this story first appeared in Realtor and was republished with permission. Sign up to the Herald Sun Weekly Real Estate Update. Click here to get the latest Victorian property market news delivered direct to your inbox. MORE: Graham Norton's $9m Claudia Schiffer bid $1m loss: Jim Carrey's money trouble deepens 51yo's Italy homes for $1, Aussies welcome to buy up
The Advertiser
09-05-2025
- Politics
- The Advertiser
Trump picks Fox News host Jeanine Pirro as DC attorney
President Donald Trump has appointed Fox News host Jeanine Pirro to serve as Washington DC's interim US attorney, after Ed Martin, the current interim job holder and Trump's first pick to hold the job on a permanent basis, failed to garner enough support to advance in the US Senate. In a post on his Truth Social platform on Thursday, Trump lauded Pirro's prior experience as an assistant district attorney in Westchester County, New York, and as a county judge. "During her time in office, Jeanine was a powerful crusader for victims of crime. Her establishment of the Domestic Violence Bureau in her Prosecutor's Office was the first in the Nation. She excelled in all ways," he wrote. Trump's announcement came just hours after he told reporters during a White House event that he would be withdrawing Martin's nomination due to a lack of support in the US Senate for it to proceed. "I was disappointed. A lot of people were disappointed, but that's the way it works Martin faced opposition over his conduct in office, political advocacy and support for people who took part in the US Capitol attack on January 6, 2021. His tenure has been marked by Trump's sweeping pardons for nearly all of the January 6 participants, firings and demotions of career prosecutors who worked on those investigations and unusual public threats to investigate people - including members of Congress - who have opposed the Trump administration's agenda. Pirro is likely to face questions from Senate Democrats over her prominent role in a defamation lawsuit brought by Dominion Voting Systems over claims spread on her show and others on Fox News that the company helped rig the 2020 election against Trump. Fox News settled the lawsuit for $US787 million ($A1.2 billion) in 2023. Pirro was also reportedly suspended by the network in 2019 after suggesting that Democratic Representative Ilhan Omar's Muslim faith may conflict with the US Constitution. President Donald Trump has appointed Fox News host Jeanine Pirro to serve as Washington DC's interim US attorney, after Ed Martin, the current interim job holder and Trump's first pick to hold the job on a permanent basis, failed to garner enough support to advance in the US Senate. In a post on his Truth Social platform on Thursday, Trump lauded Pirro's prior experience as an assistant district attorney in Westchester County, New York, and as a county judge. "During her time in office, Jeanine was a powerful crusader for victims of crime. Her establishment of the Domestic Violence Bureau in her Prosecutor's Office was the first in the Nation. She excelled in all ways," he wrote. Trump's announcement came just hours after he told reporters during a White House event that he would be withdrawing Martin's nomination due to a lack of support in the US Senate for it to proceed. "I was disappointed. A lot of people were disappointed, but that's the way it works Martin faced opposition over his conduct in office, political advocacy and support for people who took part in the US Capitol attack on January 6, 2021. His tenure has been marked by Trump's sweeping pardons for nearly all of the January 6 participants, firings and demotions of career prosecutors who worked on those investigations and unusual public threats to investigate people - including members of Congress - who have opposed the Trump administration's agenda. Pirro is likely to face questions from Senate Democrats over her prominent role in a defamation lawsuit brought by Dominion Voting Systems over claims spread on her show and others on Fox News that the company helped rig the 2020 election against Trump. Fox News settled the lawsuit for $US787 million ($A1.2 billion) in 2023. Pirro was also reportedly suspended by the network in 2019 after suggesting that Democratic Representative Ilhan Omar's Muslim faith may conflict with the US Constitution. President Donald Trump has appointed Fox News host Jeanine Pirro to serve as Washington DC's interim US attorney, after Ed Martin, the current interim job holder and Trump's first pick to hold the job on a permanent basis, failed to garner enough support to advance in the US Senate. In a post on his Truth Social platform on Thursday, Trump lauded Pirro's prior experience as an assistant district attorney in Westchester County, New York, and as a county judge. "During her time in office, Jeanine was a powerful crusader for victims of crime. Her establishment of the Domestic Violence Bureau in her Prosecutor's Office was the first in the Nation. She excelled in all ways," he wrote. Trump's announcement came just hours after he told reporters during a White House event that he would be withdrawing Martin's nomination due to a lack of support in the US Senate for it to proceed. "I was disappointed. A lot of people were disappointed, but that's the way it works Martin faced opposition over his conduct in office, political advocacy and support for people who took part in the US Capitol attack on January 6, 2021. His tenure has been marked by Trump's sweeping pardons for nearly all of the January 6 participants, firings and demotions of career prosecutors who worked on those investigations and unusual public threats to investigate people - including members of Congress - who have opposed the Trump administration's agenda. Pirro is likely to face questions from Senate Democrats over her prominent role in a defamation lawsuit brought by Dominion Voting Systems over claims spread on her show and others on Fox News that the company helped rig the 2020 election against Trump. Fox News settled the lawsuit for $US787 million ($A1.2 billion) in 2023. Pirro was also reportedly suspended by the network in 2019 after suggesting that Democratic Representative Ilhan Omar's Muslim faith may conflict with the US Constitution. President Donald Trump has appointed Fox News host Jeanine Pirro to serve as Washington DC's interim US attorney, after Ed Martin, the current interim job holder and Trump's first pick to hold the job on a permanent basis, failed to garner enough support to advance in the US Senate. In a post on his Truth Social platform on Thursday, Trump lauded Pirro's prior experience as an assistant district attorney in Westchester County, New York, and as a county judge. "During her time in office, Jeanine was a powerful crusader for victims of crime. Her establishment of the Domestic Violence Bureau in her Prosecutor's Office was the first in the Nation. She excelled in all ways," he wrote. Trump's announcement came just hours after he told reporters during a White House event that he would be withdrawing Martin's nomination due to a lack of support in the US Senate for it to proceed. "I was disappointed. A lot of people were disappointed, but that's the way it works Martin faced opposition over his conduct in office, political advocacy and support for people who took part in the US Capitol attack on January 6, 2021. His tenure has been marked by Trump's sweeping pardons for nearly all of the January 6 participants, firings and demotions of career prosecutors who worked on those investigations and unusual public threats to investigate people - including members of Congress - who have opposed the Trump administration's agenda. Pirro is likely to face questions from Senate Democrats over her prominent role in a defamation lawsuit brought by Dominion Voting Systems over claims spread on her show and others on Fox News that the company helped rig the 2020 election against Trump. Fox News settled the lawsuit for $US787 million ($A1.2 billion) in 2023. Pirro was also reportedly suspended by the network in 2019 after suggesting that Democratic Representative Ilhan Omar's Muslim faith may conflict with the US Constitution.
Perth Now
09-05-2025
- Politics
- Perth Now
Trump picks Fox News host Jeanine Pirro as DC attorney
President Donald Trump has appointed Fox News host Jeanine Pirro to serve as Washington DC's interim US attorney, after Ed Martin, the current interim job holder and Trump's first pick to hold the job on a permanent basis, failed to garner enough support to advance in the US Senate. In a post on his Truth Social platform on Thursday, Trump lauded Pirro's prior experience as an assistant district attorney in Westchester County, New York, and as a county judge. "During her time in office, Jeanine was a powerful crusader for victims of crime. Her establishment of the Domestic Violence Bureau in her Prosecutor's Office was the first in the Nation. She excelled in all ways," he wrote. Trump's announcement came just hours after he told reporters during a White House event that he would be withdrawing Martin's nomination due to a lack of support in the US Senate for it to proceed. "I was disappointed. A lot of people were disappointed, but that's the way it works Martin faced opposition over his conduct in office, political advocacy and support for people who took part in the US Capitol attack on January 6, 2021. His tenure has been marked by Trump's sweeping pardons for nearly all of the January 6 participants, firings and demotions of career prosecutors who worked on those investigations and unusual public threats to investigate people - including members of Congress - who have opposed the Trump administration's agenda. Pirro is likely to face questions from Senate Democrats over her prominent role in a defamation lawsuit brought by Dominion Voting Systems over claims spread on her show and others on Fox News that the company helped rig the 2020 election against Trump. Fox News settled the lawsuit for $US787 million ($A1.2 billion) in 2023. Pirro was also reportedly suspended by the network in 2019 after suggesting that Democratic Representative Ilhan Omar's Muslim faith may conflict with the US Constitution.
West Australian
09-05-2025
- Politics
- West Australian
Trump picks Fox News host Jeanine Pirro as DC attorney
President Donald Trump has appointed Fox News host Jeanine Pirro to serve as Washington DC's interim US attorney, after Ed Martin, the current interim job holder and Trump's first pick to hold the job on a permanent basis, failed to garner enough support to advance in the US Senate. In a post on his Truth Social platform on Thursday, Trump lauded Pirro's prior experience as an assistant district attorney in Westchester County, New York, and as a county judge. "During her time in office, Jeanine was a powerful crusader for victims of crime. Her establishment of the Domestic Violence Bureau in her Prosecutor's Office was the first in the Nation. She excelled in all ways," he wrote. Trump's announcement came just hours after he told reporters during a White House event that he would be withdrawing Martin's nomination due to a lack of support in the US Senate for it to proceed. "I was disappointed. A lot of people were disappointed, but that's the way it works Martin faced opposition over his conduct in office, political advocacy and support for people who took part in the US Capitol attack on January 6, 2021. His tenure has been marked by Trump's sweeping pardons for nearly all of the January 6 participants, firings and demotions of career prosecutors who worked on those investigations and unusual public threats to investigate people - including members of Congress - who have opposed the Trump administration's agenda. Pirro is likely to face questions from Senate Democrats over her prominent role in a defamation lawsuit brought by Dominion Voting Systems over claims spread on her show and others on Fox News that the company helped rig the 2020 election against Trump. Fox News settled the lawsuit for $US787 million ($A1.2 billion) in 2023. Pirro was also reportedly suspended by the network in 2019 after suggesting that Democratic Representative Ilhan Omar's Muslim faith may conflict with the US Constitution.
