Japan gears up for first-ever moon landing on January 19
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Japan aims to make history with its SLIM (Smart Lander for Investigating Moon) spacecraft, which is scheduled to land on the Moon on January 19. If all goes well, this will mark the first-ever soft lunar landing for Japan. The robotic probe will begin its descent at around 8:30pm IST, with touchdown expected about 20 minutes later. That feat will make Japan the fifth nation to land a probe on the Moon, joining the US, Soviet Union, China, and India.