Athena lander dies after toppling near the moon's south pole
A day after a live webcast captured a somber-looking mission control room in the minutes surrounding its planned Thursday landing time of 12:32 p.m., the company has confirmed on its website that its IM-2 Nova-C class lunar lander is on its side — a fate that matches its first lander, IM-1, that toppled upon landing in Feb. 2024.
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Private Intuitive Machines moon lander declared dead after falling on its side in crater at the lunar south poleAfter a day of uncertainty following a harrowing moon landing attempt, the company Intuitive Machines sealed the fate of its ...
But landing Athena on the moon's south pole is just the first step in its mission. Aboard the lunar lander is a fleet of technology that NASA and other private companies paid to have delivered ...
The second moon landing attempt by Texas-based Intuitive Machines has ended much like the first, with its Athena lander ...
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