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2nd commercial moon lander touches down on lunar surface

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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 New York Times · 1h

Moon Lander’s Journey to Lunar Surface Ends With Uncertainty

Intuitive Machines, a Houston company aiming to repeat a 2024 landing, said its spacecraft, Athena, has power and is communicating but may not be upright. It is unclear how that might impact the mission.

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US firm’s lunar lander Blue Ghost touches down on moon surface with NASA payload

As part of NASA’s Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS) initiative involving private aerospace companies delivering payloads to the moon’s surface, Texas-based Firefly Aerospace’s private lunar lander—carrying a drill,

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Blue Ghost spacecraft makes second-ever commercial landing on the moon

The second-ever commercial landing on the moon comes amid a flurry of lunar exploration activity that will see around a dozen ...

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19 Space Companies to Watch as They Shoot for the Moon and Stars

Companies are landing on the moon—or trying to. These players all have exciting goals for innovation on the final frontier.

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Private moon lander returning data to Earth, but location, position unclear

The commercially and privately constructed Athena spacecraft is returning data to NASA scientists on Earth, they announced ...

NASA's dishwasher-sized spacecraft will map Moon's water

NASA’s Lunar Trailblazer will map the Moon’s water, tracking its location, form, and changes. Mission focuses on the Moon’s ...

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