Blue Ghost aced its touchdown try early this morning (March 2), becoming just the second private spacecraft ever to soft-land on the moon. The lander hauled 10 science experiments to the lunar surface ...

WASHINGTON — The second lunar lander mission by Intuitive Machines ... lander reached the south polar region of the moon on the IM-2 mission, executive said the lander was “somewhat on its ...

Astronomy contributor and lunar expert Robert Reeves looks back on a Texas-sized achievement in Moon exploration.

The IM-2 lander is believed to have reached the moon's south pole region, but its precise position and location are unclear. Its intended landing area was Mons Mouton, an area believed to have water ...

Intuitive Machines' IM-2 mission, a part of NASA's $2.6 billion ... The lander, called Athena, is a Nova-C class lunar lander and carries a drill and mass spectrometer capable of boring into ...

The moon lander Athena made it to the lunar surface, but its condition and exact location remain unclear, Intuitive Machines and NASA confirmed.

The company did release an image from the lander which showed the ... record of NASA’s Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS) program. In addition to IM-1, which also toppled over on landing ...

This orientation prevented the lander's solar panels from capturing enough sunlight, and Intuitive Machines declared Athena ...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER — Intuitive Machines confirmed that its lunar lander did touch down on the moon Thursday, but in an update from officials, they are still trying to determine the position of ...

has announced its IM-2 mission Nova-C class lunar lander, Athena, launched on SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket and successfully commissioned in space, marking the first time humanity has had three lunar ...

The company said it received images transported from Athena on the lunar surface showing the lander on its side. The IM-2 mission lunar spacecraft, which was carrying 11 payloads and scientific ...

Intuitive Machines’ IM-2 mission has ended after its lunar lander, Athena, apparently toppled over as it touched down and came to rest on its side yesterday in a shadowed crater, the company ...