Japan puts Lander on Moon with Mitsubishi Heavy H2A rocket - except it's upside down, because DSM

[ErikTande]

Japan's precision moon lander has hit its target, but it appears to be upside-down

Japan’s space agency said Thursday that its first lunar mission hit the tiny patch of the moon’s surface it was aiming for in a successful demonstration of its pinpoint landing system — although it appears to be sitting upside-down.

apnews.com

They couldn't figure out why the solar panels weren't charging until the rover snapped a pic of the lander:

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Go figure that the one thing that Chrysler had a hand in caused this.

“We demonstrated that we can land where we want,” Sakai said.

Technically true, and he said "where we want" not "how we want", but if I hit the bullseye with the ass end of the dart, it still doesn't count.