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A Japanese space exploration company said Wednesday there was "a high probability" that its vehicle crashed while trying to land on the moon.
日本一家太空探索公司周三表示，該公司的登月艙“很有可能”在試圖登月時墜毀。
The vehicle from ispace launched on a SpaceX rocket from Florida in December.
去年12月，日本私營月球機器人探索公司的登月艙搭載太空探索技術公司的火箭從佛羅里達州發射升空。
It sent images of Earth back to Tokyo throughout its trip.
它在整個旅程中向東京發回了地球的圖像。
The vehicle entered the moon's orbit on March 21.
該登月艙于3月21日進入月球軌道。
If the project had succeeded, ispace would have been the first private business to make a moon landing.
如果該項目成功，日本私營月球機器人探索公司將會成為第一家登月成功的私營企業。
Space agencies of the United States, former Soviet Union and China have succeeded in such efforts.
美國、前蘇聯和中國的航天機構都在登月上取得了成功。
The ispace lander was carrying a rover, a vehicle to explore the moon's surface, provided by the United Arab Emirates.
日本私營月球機器人探索公司的登月艙攜帶了一輛探月車，這是一種探索月球表面的車，由阿聯酋提供。
A small robot was also on the flight.
車上還有一個小機器人。
Ispace officials told reporters later on Wednesday that its lander may have run out of fuel and crashed.
周三晚些時候，日本私營月球機器人探索公司的官員告訴記者，它的登月艙可能已經耗盡燃料并墜毀。
The last communication showed the vehicle low on fuel and the lander increasing in speed.
最后一次通信記錄顯示，探月車燃料不足，登月艙的速度在加快。
Chief technology officer Ryo Ujiie called it a "free fall."
首席技術官Ryo Ujiie稱其為“自由落體”。
Takeshi Hakamada started ispace in 2010.
袴田武史于2010年創立了日本私營月球機器人探索公司。
Hakamada said another moon-landing attempt is planned for next year.
袴田武史說，計劃明年再嘗試一次登月。
The goal of ispace is to become a transport service to the moon for equipment and other goods.
日本私營月球機器人探索公司的目標是成為一家向月球運送設備和其他貨物的運輸服務公司。
The company has raised $300 million to cover its first three missions.
該公司已經為其前三次任務籌集了3億美元。
"We will keep going, never quit the lunar quest," Hakamada said.
袴田武史說：“我們將會繼續前進，永遠不會放棄探索月球。”
A Japanese government spokesman, Hirokazu Matsuno, said it was sad news but the nation wants ispace to "keep trying."
日本政府發言人松野博一表示，這是一個令人難過的消息，但日本希望日本私營月球機器人探索公司能“繼續努力”。
One member of the U.S. space program offered kind words for ispace on Twitter.
美國太空項目的一名成員在推特上對日本私營月球機器人探索公司表示了安慰。
"If space is hard, landing is harder," Laurie Leshin wrote.
勞里·萊欣寫道：“如果飛向太空很難，那么著陸就更難”。
She is the director of NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory.
她是美國航空航天局噴氣推進實驗室的主任。
"I know from personal experience how awful this feels."
“根據我的親身經歷，我知道這種感覺有多糟糕。”
Leshin worked on the Mars polar lander that crashed in 1999.
萊欣曾參與了1999年墜毀的火星極地著陸器的工作。
It is the second crash or explosion for private space exploration companies in the last week.
這是上周私營太空探索公司發生的第二起墜毀或爆炸事件。
SpaceX's Starship rocket exploded a few minutes after the launch of a test flight on April 20.
4月20日，太空探索技術公司的星際飛船火箭在試飛幾分鐘后爆炸。
Many countries and private businesses are trying once again to reach the moon.
許多國家和私營企業正在再次嘗試登上月球。
NASA's Artemis program made it to the moon and back in 2022.
美國航空航天局的阿爾忒彌斯計劃于2022年成功登月并返回。
Two American companies have finished moon landers and are hoping to launch later this year.
兩家美國公司已經完成了月球著陸器，并希望在今年晚些時候發射。
China has landed three spacecraft on the moon since 2013 and the U.S., China, India and South Korea have satellites in place.
自2013年以來，中國已經有了三艘登陸月球的航天器，美國、中國、印度和韓國都已經安裝了衛星。
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