A dramatic photograph from Intuitive Machines' Athena moon lander shows it touched down Thursday in a crater near the lunar south pole and tipped over on its side. Given a low sun angle and the ...

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NASA is launching its Nova-C lander, or Athena, into space on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket. The spacecraft will take off from the Kennedy Space Center, Launch Complex 39A, in Florida. This is one of ...

The ATHENA-R will be part of a key four-month operational assessment to assess the readiness of the aircraft and possible fixes, as well as supporting the United States’ long-standing commitment ...

Once the sun sets on the lunar south pole and frigid temperatures take hold, it won't be long until Athena is rendered inoperable. Here's a look at just five of the scientific instruments that ...

Three other spacecraft also hitched a ride on the SpaceX rocket. transcript Onboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket is Athena, Intuitive Machine’s second moon lander, with instruments designed to dig ...

Given the on-time launch and assuming no major problems, the Athena lander is expected to descend to touchdown on a flat mesa-like structure known as Mons Mouton on March 6, setting down just 100 ...

A robotic lander named Athena has made its final descent to the moon's surface, marking the second lunar touchdown for a US company this week. But the orientation of the lander is currently unknown.

Intuitive Machines Athena lander launches on SpaceX rocket Instruments onboard to study moon's surface material DENVER, Feb 26 (Reuters) - Intuitive Machines' second moon lander was launched on ...