What was lost in the Hakuto-R moon lander crash.

The robotic Mission 1 spacecraft from Ispace most likely crashed as it headed toward the moon’s surface on Tuesday. It was a setback for the private Japanese space company as well as a total loss of several valuable payloads for customers that were trying to reach the moon.

Two countries — Japan and the United Arab Emirates — would lose what would have been their respective countries’ first robotic explorer on the lunar service.

JAXA, a…