Japan's private space company ispace has said it has lost contact with its uncrewed moon lander, following its lunar touchdown attempt.

"We have not yet been able to establish communication", the company posted on X, adding that control centre members are "continuing to work to contact the lander".

Image: 'Resilience' lander circling the moon on Wednesday. Pic: AP

The mission, with its aircraft named Resilience, is its second attempt on the moon - following its failed inaugural mission in 2023.

The company's live-streamed flight data showed the moon lander's altitude drop to zero - just before its scheduled touchdown time of 8:17pm on Thursday.

Image: A model of the lunar lander "Resilience", operated by 'ispace'. Pic: Reuters

Footage from the control room showed the faces of ner

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