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Intuitive Machines struggles with a second troubled lunar landing

The Intuitive Machines Athena lander appears to have touched down on the moon's surface, but the landing didn't go smoothly.

CBS News · 2h

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 drill to probe the lunar surface.

The Washington Post on MSN · 2h

Intuitive Machines attempts second private-sector moon landing in four days

The mission comes four days after another commercial space company, Firefly Aerospace, successfully landed its spacecraft on the moon.

First American robotic lunar rover set to land on moon today

BBC on MSN · 4h

Spaceraft carrying hopping robot to attempt Moon landing

A private US company will attempt to land a spacecraft close to the Moon's South Pole on Thursday, carrying scientific instruments including a hopping robot and the first lunar mobile communications antenna.

Space on MSN · 8h

1st American robotic lunar rover set to land on the moon today

MAPP, built by the Colorado company Lunar Outpost, will touch down aboard Intuitive Machines' Athena lander at 12:32 p.m. ET today (March 6).

Voice of America · 10h

US firm targets moon landing with drill, rovers, hopping drone

Three rovers and a first-of-its-kind hopping drone. After becoming the first private firm to land on the moon last year, Intuitive Machines is aiming for its second lunar touchdown on Thursday, carrying cutting-edge payloads to support future human missions.

Moment Blue Ghost spacecraft lands on Moon

Space on MSN · 4d

'We're on the moon!' Private Blue Ghost moon lander aces historic lunar landing for NASA

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 for NASA, which was understandably happy with today's result. The first photos from the probe showed Earth shining overhead.

BBC · 9h

Moment Blue Ghost spacecraft lands on the Moon

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Mashable on MSN · 1d

A U.S. spacecraft landed on the moon. You can watch the amazing footage.

"Y'all stuck the landing — we're on the moon." A Firefly Aerospace mission control engineer confirmed a successful lunar touchdown of its pioneering Blue Ghost robotic spacecraft in the early hours of March 2.

Another moon landing on tap today, this time at the south pole

A private company will attempt to complete a quick one-two punch at the moon’s face today as Intuitive Machines looks to ...

The New York Times1h

Live Updates: The Moon Lander Athena’s Fate on the Lunar Surface Is Uncertain

from launch in January to landing on the moon early on Sunday. That was a welcome contrast to the mixed results of the first two missions in NASA’s Commercial Lunar Payload Services Program, or ...

Astronomy7m

IM-2 lands on the Moon but status is uncertain

After a shaky Moon landing last year, Intuitive Machines is working to determine if this mission will meet a similar fate.

New evidence for water lurking under the moon’s poles

During the Chandra’s Surface Thermophysical Experiment (ChaSTE), the spacecraft took the first measurements of this kind ...

West Hawaii Today9h

Waimea nonprofit eyes lunar landings

The arrivals of two lunar landers on the moon this week bodes well for a Big Island company’s plan to set up a permanent ...

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