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NASA’s Broken Moon Lander Caught a Cosmic Signal No One Expected
A groundbreaking NASA experiment has delivered the first successful radio astronomy observations from the lunar surface, ...
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, ...
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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Intuitive Machines' private Athena probe lands near lunar south pole — but it may have tipped over
Grace isn't the only robot that caught a ride to the lunar surface on Athena. The lander is also carrying a small rover called MAPP (Mobile Autonomous Prospecting Platform), which was built by the ...
Ill-Fated Moon Lander Unexpectedly Woke Up and Sent One Last Message
The lander ended up on its side in a shallow crater in the Moon’s Mons Mouton region, 820 feet (250 meters) from its targeted landing site. Less than a day after its touchdown, Athena was declared ...
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’ 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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'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 ...
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Moon lander from Intuitive Machines touches down, but apparently tips over
The touchdown came one year after Intuitive's first moon lander, named Odysseus, landed on the moon while still moving sideways. A landing leg broke and the spacecraft tipped over on its side ...
Intuitive Machines’ Athena Lander Reaches The Moon Today—Here’s How To Watch
A lunar lander built by Intuitive Machines is scheduled to descend to the moon’s surface today, potentially marking the ...
Firefly Releases Stunning Footage of Blue Ghost Landing on the Moon
The mission, aptly named “Ghost Riders in the Sky,” touched down in Mare Crisium, a large impact site filled with basaltic lava on the Moon. Blue Ghost pulled off a precision landing, touching down ...
History-making Blue Ghost lunar lander sends one last message from the moon
Firefly Aerospace on Monday announced the conclusion of its Blue Ghost lunar lander mission, declaring it the first “fully ...