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Athena Lunar Lander Declared Dead on the Moon
For the second time in two years, a commercial lunar lander built and operated by Intuitive Machines has fallen over on the ...
Moon lander from Intuitive Machines touches down, but apparently tips over
Intuitive Machines' Athena moon lander is "alive," but it's not yet known what mission objectives can still be met.
Intuitive Machines' IM-2 lunar lander reached the moon, but its status is unclear
The IM-2 lander is believed to have reached the moon's south pole region, but its precise position and location are unclear.
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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 ...
Private moon lander returning data to Earth, but location, position unclear
The commercially and privately constructed Athena spacecraft is returning data to NASA scientists on Earth, they announced ...
Private lunar lander declared dead after landing sideways in a crater near moon’s south pole
The news came less than 24 hours after the botched landing attempt by Texas-based Intuitive Machines. Launched last week, the ...
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 ...
Texas Company’s Lander Dies on Moon the Day After Toppled Landing
The Athena lander from Intuitive Machines could not charge its batteries after ending up on its side. It largely failed to ...
Athena moon mission comes to early end after lander tips over in off-target touchdown in a crater
Intuitive Machines says its Athena lunar lander was unable to recharge its batteries while resting on its side, bringing the ...
Intuitive Machines’ Athena Lander Is on the Moon, but Its Fate Is Unclear
After hours of uncertainty, officials from the Houston company said there are clues that the spacecraft is on its side, which ...
A lunar lander made it to the moon. One St. Petersburg firm hitched a ride
Chris Stott, founder of St. Petersburg’s Lonestar Data Holdings, relayed the news to the rest of the team on video call. An unmanned lunar lander named Athena, carrying the company’s 8-terabyte data ...