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An issue with a ground system that supports the Falcon 9 rocket led to a postponement of at least one day of the latest rotation of space station crews.

Japan’s SLIM (Smart Lander for Investigating Moon) was turned off to preserve power levels. The reasoning, JAXA shared, was because the solar panels were facing westward, away from the Sun.

NASA agreed to provide two landing slots to Japan in exchange for its role in developing and providing a rover that astronauts ... s first manned lunar missions. JAXA said it has not chosen ...