Moon lander from Intuitive Machines touches down on lunar surface
Intuitive Machines' Athena moon lander planned to deploy two small rovers, a rocket-powered "hopper," and use a powerful ...
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Private Blue Ghost lander spotted on the moon by NASA lunar orbiter (photo)
Blue Ghost successfully landed on the moon on Sunday (March 2), touching down in Mare Crisium ("Sea of Crises") — a large ...
Moon Lander’s Journey to Lunar Surface Ends With Uncertainty
Intuitive Machines, a Houston company aiming to repeat a 2024 landing, said its spacecraft, Athena, has power and is communicating but may not be upright. It is unclear how that might impact the ...
Intuitive Machines Lander Reaches Lunar Surface but May Be on Its Side
Among the NASA instruments are the Polar Resources Ice Mining Experiment-1, or PRIME-1, which comprises a drill and mass spectrometer to explore the Moon’s subsurface for traces of water ice. The ...
Blue Ghost Lunar Lander Just Made History: Epic Descent, Cosmic Navigation & Stunning Sunrise
Firefly Aerospace’s Blue Ghost has landed, activating NASA’s cutting-edge instruments. These include a dust-clearing system, a revolutionary navigation experiment, and cameras studying lunar touchdown ...
Intuitive Machines Athena lander on the moon, but health unclear
Intuitive Machines said on Thursday that its robotic Athena lander has landed on the moon's surface but details of the ...
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Intuitive Machines Lander Touches Down on Moon, But Lands Wonky
Intuitive Machines aimed for a gentle touchdown of its IM-2 Athena lander packed with rovers, a drone and a NASA moon drill. The company is still assessing the landing.
Intuitive Machines’ Athena lander is on the moon’s surface but its status is unclear
The Athena lander, built by Texas-based company Intuitive Machines, could be the second commercial spacecraft to land on the moon this week.