SAGAMIHARA SPACE CENTER, Japan -- Japan became the fifth country to achieve a soft landing on the lunar surface, as it joins the global race to find water resources and build a habitable environment on the moon.
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An artist's rendering of JAXA's SLIM spacecraft making a soft landing on the moon. (JAXA)
SAGAMIHARA SPACE CENTER, Japan -- Japan became the fifth country to achieve a soft landing on the lunar surface, as it joins the global race to find water resources and build a habitable environment on the moon.