Intuitive Machines confirms lander on its side, batteries dead
Intuitive Machines revealed its Athena moon lander mission has ended after tipping over on its side. The Houston-based company has now suffered two landing mishaps in two years. A photo released Friday showed the lander’s legs in the air.
Intuitive machines’ lunar lander reaches destination but fate unknown
Intuitive Machines’ Athena lunar lander is on the moon’s surface. But, teams don’t believe it’s in the correct position.
Intuitive Machines is hoping for a moon-landing streak this week
The latest mission, referred to as IM-2 or PRIME-1, is slated for a moon landing at 11:32 a.m. CT on March 6. Intuitive Machines and NASA will provide live event coverage, starting at 10:30 a.m. CT.
Intuitive Machines second lunar mission ends after lander ends up on its side in a crater
Intuitive Machines announced Friday that its second lunar mission has prematurely ended less than a day after its lander ended up on its side inside a shadowy crater. This comes after its first lunar lander,
NASA Receives Some Data Before Intuitive Machines Ends Lunar Mission
Shortly after touching down inside a crater on the Moon, carrying NASA technology and science on its IM-2 mission, Intuitive Machines collected some data for the agency before calling an early end of mission at 12:15 a.
Private lunar lander stopped working after landing sideways in a crater
Intuitive Machines' private lunar lander Athena is no longer working after missing its mark by more than 800 feet near the moon's south pole.
Intuitive Machines’ Athena lunar landing mission concludes after one day due to wayward landing
The Houston-based company that was set to deliver a historic water-hunting mission to the lunar south pole says its Athena lander is dead on the moon.
Opinion: Missed shots at the moon are still scores for commercial space companies
The original assumption was that commercial lunar landings would be, to use a basketball term, “shots on goal” with some of ...
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Blue Ghost successfully starts lunar surface mission while...
Blue Ghost conducted the DOI on the far side of the Moon, which caused a communications blackout with Earth. The spacecraft ...
Yes, we are about to be treated to a second lunar landing in a week
It was not until February 22, 2024, that another American-built spacecraft made a soft landing on the Moon. This was the Nova ...
Firefly Aerospace Becomes First Commercial Company to Successfully Land on the Moon
Firefly Aerospace, the leader in end-to-end responsive space services, today announced its Blue Ghost lunar lander softly ...
Commercial lunar lander Athena heading to the moon with a drill, rover and rocket-powered "hopper" to search for ice
Intuitive Machines launches its second moon lander, which will use NASA and commercially developed tools to search for ice in ...
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There are 3 private lunar landers headed to the moon right now — a 1st in space history
With the launch of Intuitive Machines' Athena spacecraft atop a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket last night (Feb. 27), three lunar ...
19 Space Companies to Watch as They Shoot for the Moon and Stars
Companies are landing on the moon—or trying to. These players all have exciting goals for innovation on the final frontier.
A Jumping Lunar Robot Is About to Explore a Pitch-Black Moon Crater for the First Time
Packed with instruments and rovers, the soon-to-launch IM-2 mission will explore the lunar south pole and attempt something ...
2nd moon lander in a week touches down, but unclear if still upright
One commercial company was hoping Thursday to follow up another’s recent lunar landing success — but it’s possible the attempt didn’t go as smoothly. Houston-based Intuitive Machine’s Athena lander on ...
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Amazing Video Shows Spacecraft Touching Down on Surface of Moon
Firefly Aerospace has shared footage of showing its NASA-sponsored lunar lander, Blue Moon, softly touching down on the surface of the Moon.