WATCH LIVE: Japanese Private Lander ‘Endurance’ To Touch Down on Lunar Surface, To Study the Unexplored ‘Sea of Cold’ – MOON LANDING EXPECTED AT 3:17PM ET

The Japanese ‘Endurance’ Lunar lander seen from SpaceX rocket.

The private lunar lander from Japan ‘Endurance’ is closing in on the moon, expected to touch down in the unexplored far north area of Earth’s satellite in a few hours.

Associated Press reported:

“The moon landing attempt by Tokyo-based company ispace […] is the latest entry in the rapidly expanding commercial lunar rush.

The encore comes two years after the company’s first moonshot ended in a crash landing, giving...