Why being first to return to the moon matters.
So far, one private company, Intuitive Machines, has pulled off a moon landing, in February of last year. NASA is counting on private space companies to do some of the technical groundwork for the ...
By Kenneth Chang A space twofer took ... darkness descends at the landing site. This is Ispace’s second attempt to place a commercial lander on the surface of the moon. Its Hakuto-R Mission ...
In February 2024, a lander built and operated by Houston space company Intuitive Machines made a historic moon landing. The 14-foot-tall Nova-C the lander, nicknamed Odysseus for the hero of Greek ...
Other factors considered in the design were weight, heat resistance, and ease of assembly by astronauts whose space suits restricted ... The Role of Flags in Moon Landing Conspiracy Theories ...