Athena spacecraft is 2nd lander to reach moon in a week, but location, condition unclear
The moon lander Athena made it to the lunar surface, but its condition and exact location remain unclear, Intuitive Machines and NASA confirmed.
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See Earth shine like a Blue Marble in this stunning photo by Japan's private Resilience moon lander
The current plan calls for Resilience to land that day at 3:24 p.m. EST (2024 GMT) near the center of Mare Frigoris ("Sea of ...
Tipped again: Commercial lander on the moon but not upright
Intuitive Machines got its Athena lunar lander on the moon’s south pole Thursday on a mission with NASA payloads, but tipped ...
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-C Odysseus lander built by Intuitive Machines. It landed, toppled over, ...
Intuitive Machines stock plummets after second sideways moon landing
Shares of Intuitive Machines slumped to close 22% lower on Friday after the U.S. space exploration company confirmed that its ...
Intuitive Machines’ second attempt to land on the Moon also went sideways
Based on a reading from an inertial measurement unit inside the vehicle, most likely Athena is lying on its side. This is the same fate Odysseus met last year, when it skidded into the Moon, broke a ...
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2025 Moon Phase Calendar: What Is April 2nd's Moon Phase?
What Is the Moon Phase on April 2nd? Today, the moon is 23% full, which puts it in the waxing crescent phase. It is 4 days old. How Close Is the Moon Today? Today, the moon is abo ...
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Japan's ispace eyes second moon landing attempt on June 6
Another American firm, Intuitive Machines, also launched its second lunar lander Athena last week and aims for a touchdown in the coming days. Earth shines over the moon in amazing 1st photos from ...
US firm Firefly scores its first moon landing with Blue Ghost spacecraft
The four-legged Blue Ghost carried 10 scientific payloads as it touched down near an ancient volcanic vent on Mare Crisium, a large basin in the northeast corner of the moon's Earth-facing side.
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Intuitive Machines Lander Reaches Lunar Surface but May Be on Its Side
After becoming the first private company to touch down on the lunar surface last year, Intuitive Machines is gearing up for a second Moon landing near the satellite’s south pole. Hopefully this ...
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Moon lander from Intuitive Machines touches down, but apparently tips over
A second commercially-built moon lander, this one built by Houston-based Intuitive Machines, landed near the moon's south pole Thursday, but telemetry indicated it ended up on its side.
A second Intuitive Machines spacecraft just landed on the moon — and probably tipped over
Intuitive Machines has landed a second spacecraft on the moon, just one year after accomplishing the feat for the first time ever. Unfortunately, much ...