TOKYO, March 4 (Reuters) - Japanese moon exploration

company ispace said its Resilience lander will attempt

a lunar touchdown at 4:24 a.m. on June 6 local time (1924 GMT on

June 5) at the earliest, in its second attempt after the first

shot failed in April 2023.

It would follow the successful moon landing on Sunday of

U.S. company Firefly Aerospace's Blue Ghost spacecraft, which

shared the same SpaceX rocket with ispace's Resilience in

January.

Another American firm, Intuitive Machines ( LUNR ), also

launched its second lunar lander Athena last week and aims for a

touchdown in the coming days.