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Scientific American · 57m

Athena Lunar Lander Declared Dead on the Moon

For the second time in two years, a commercial lunar lander built and operated by Intuitive Machines has fallen over on the moon

CNN on MSN · 2d

Lying sideways on the moon, the Athena lander is declared dead

The Houston-based company that was set to deliver a historic water-hunting mission to the lunar south pole says its Athena lander is dead on the moon.

USA TODAY · 2d

Athena lander dies after toppling near the moon's south pole

A day after a live webcast captured a somber-looking mission control room in the minutes surrounding its planned Thursday landing time of 12:32 p.m., the company has confirmed on its website that its IM-2 Nova-C class lunar lander is on its side — a fate that matches its first lander, IM-1, that toppled upon landing in Feb. 2024.

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Texas Company’s Lander Dies on Moon the Day After Toppled Landing

The Athena lander from Intuitive Machines could not charge its batteries after ending up on its side. It largely failed to ...

Space on MSN6d

Private Athena moon lander enters lunar orbit ahead of March 6 touchdown try

"Athena continues to be in excellent health and is expected to send lunar orbit selfies over the next two days before a ...

'We're disappointed in the outcome': NASA shares photo of sideways Intuitive Machines moon lander, which died 12 hours after touchdown

The second moon landing attempt by Texas-based Intuitive Machines has ended much like the first, with its Athena lander ...

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