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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Second moon lander in a week touches down, but unclear if still upright
Although Athena’s position has not been confirmed, it has become the second robotic moon landing in just five days following Sunday’s success by Firefly’s Blue Ghost lander, which was in the ...
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 ...
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Farewell, Blue Ghost! Private moon lander goes dark to end record-breaking commercial lunar mission
Firefly Aerospace's Blue Ghost moon lander went dark in the lunar night on Sunday (March 16) as expected, bringing an end to its historic mission.
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 over similar to its Odysseus lander in 2024.
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Intuitive Machines' second moon lander touches down but could be on its side – again
HOUSTON - Another historic U.S. robotic moon landing happened Thursday ... burns to slow down from 4,000 mph to a few miles per second before landing. Intuitive Machines mission control in ...
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Intuitive Machines ends 2nd moon mission after lander topples over in crater — but there are positives ahead
Intuitive Machines Inc. has ended is second moon-landing mission after less than 24 hours on the lunar surface, the space-exploration company announced Friday, confirming that its Athena lander ...
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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Intuitive Machines’ second moon lander is dead
The quick end to the Athena mission marks the second time in a row that Intuitive Machines has landed a spacecraft on the moon only to have the mission go quite literally sideways. The company’s ...
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2nd moon lander in a week touches down, but unclear if still upright
Although Athena’s final disposition has not been confirmed, it did become the second robotic moon landing this week following the success by Firefly’s Blue Ghost lander. Unlike Firefly’s ...
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Intuitive Machines ends 2nd moon mission after lander topples over in crater - but there are positives ahead
Intuitive Machines' Athena moon lander has suffered the same fate its Odysseus lander did last year, toppling over on the lunar surface Intuitive Machines Inc. has ended is second moon-landing ...