'SLIM' and 'Odiseo' modules, from Japan and the United States, have landed with difficulties on the lunar satellite. Landing on the Moon again after having done so more than half a century ago is costing a lot.

Of the last six attempts, only one – the Indian probe Chandrayaan 3 – was successful. Right now, both SLIM and the American Odiseo are preparing for a new night in the hope of waking up. The last mission to the Moon was carried out in February by Intuitive Machines, another private company under contract with NASA.