This is Intuitive Machines’ second trip to the Moon, and the second time its lander ended up in an unfortunate position.The company launched its first lunar lander, Odysseus, in February 2024.

"It has been an honor to enable science and technology experiments that support future missions to the moon ... a private lunar lander, after that of Intuitive Machines' Odysseus vehicle in ...

Intuitive Machines' first moon lander, called IM-1 Odysseus, tipped over after breaking a landing leg while attempting to land in 2024. The second lander, the IM-2 Athena, fell on its side during ...

The title references Intuitive Machines, another Texas-based company, whose Odysseus lander last year became the first commercial spacecraft to soft-land on the moon. That vehicle, however ...

With its first mission, Firefly became the second company to land on the Moon. Intuitive Machines was the first one to do it in February 2024, but its Odysseus lander tipped over on its side after ...

Firefly has dubbed its mission “the first fully successful commercial Moon landing” in history. The title references Intuitive Machines, another Texas-based company, whose Odysseus lander last ...