A lot of Japanese space companies have come under scrutiny for discrimination against non-Japanese, sexual harassment, and gender discrimination, often by the ex-NASA employees they hired.
The megalomaniac actually did the launch. Other lunar satellites have attracted a bit more attention than this, though, so I'm not sure why this is the first I've heard of it.
Under the news radar is that China has a space station with a recent set of astronauts replacing the old crew, or that Chang’e landed on the moon last year.
