Intuitive Machines' IM-2 lunar lander reached the moon, but its status is unclear
The IM-2 lander is believed to have reached the moon's south pole region, but its precise position and location are unclear. Its intended landing area was Mons Mouton, an area believed to have water ice deposits. Here's a look at the mission profile showing the lander's journey from its Feb. 26 launch to today's arrival on the moon:
There are 3 private lunar landers headed to the moon right now — a 1st in space history
With the launch of Intuitive Machines' Athena spacecraft atop a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket last night (Feb. 27), three lunar landers are currently on their way to the moon. Such a surge of exploration has never happened before — and all three vehicles are operated by private companies.
The original assumption was that commercial lunar landings would be, to use a basketball term, “shots on goal” with some of ...
Blue Ghost conducted the DOI on the far side of the Moon, which caused a communications blackout with Earth. The spacecraft ...
The second-ever commercial landing on the moon comes amid a flurry of lunar exploration activity that will see around a dozen ...
Intuitive Machines launches its second moon lander, which will use NASA and commercially developed tools to search for ice in ...
Firefly Aerospace, the leader in end-to-end responsive space services, today announced its Blue Ghost lunar lander softly ...
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Moon is heating up at 121°C, Blue Ghost rushing to finish lunar missionIn response to the rising temperatures, the Blue Ghost team has initiated planned power cycling to maintain the lander's ...
It was not until February 22, 2024, that another American-built spacecraft made a soft landing on the Moon. This was the Nova ...
The Athena lander from Intuitive Machines could not charge its batteries after ending up on its side. It largely failed to ...
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