SpaceX Falcon 9 Launches Athena Lander, NASA's Lunar Trailblazer to Moon
SpaceX Falcon 9 launched Athena and Lunar Trailblazer to advance lunar water ice exploration and future missions.
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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 ...
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 ...
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Private Intuitive Machines moon lander declared dead after falling on its side in crater at the lunar south pole
After a day of uncertainty following a harrowing moon landing attempt, the company Intuitive Machines sealed the fate of its ...
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 ...
SpaceX’s Starship spacecraft explodes midflight for the second time this year
The company notched another successful booster catch but lost contact with the Starship spacecraft at roughly the same point it did during Flight 7 in January.
Intuitive Machines’ Athena lander reaches the moon, but its status is unclear
The Houston-based company put its Athena spacecraft on the moon just after 12:30 p.m. ET. The landing site is closer to the lunar south pole than any human or vehicle has traveled before.
Elon Musk's Starship blew up again — and our prospects of mining the moon hang in the balance
Space companies need Starship's super-heavy heft to fly human habitats and mining equipment to the moon. The rocket just ...
NASA Alert! Athena Moon lander set to land near the South Pole today
NASA's Athena Moon lander will land near the Moon's South Pole today. This mission aims to gain insights into lunar resources ...
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The Athena lander reached the moon – but seems to have fallen over
Intuitive Machines's Athena spacecraft has landed on the surface of the moon, but it seems to have fallen over and we don't ...
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Failure is an option. Here's why some new space ventures go sideways
Within the span of a few days, another SpaceX Starship broke up on re-entry, and two other space companies faced failures.
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SpaceX Rocket Will Launch Another Private Lunar Lander Today—Here’s How To Watch
SpaceX will launch Intuitive Machine’s Athena lunar lander toward the moon’s south pole on Wednesday, marking the latest ...