Intuitive Machines Moon landing

Intuitive Machines lander arrives on Moon

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 latest lunar probe Athena. The spacecraft, which attempted a historic landing in rugged terrain near the south pole of the moon on Thursday (March 6), had toppled on its side inside a frigid crater.

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See the Intuitive Machines lander on its side on the moon (again)

Hopes were high for Intuitive Machines' second lunar landing, but the Athena lander has ended up on its side on the moon's surface.

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Intuitive Machines’ spacecraft landed in a moon crater and ended up on its side

Intuitive Machines said the Athena had enough power to be able to perform some of the scientific objectives for NASA before its batteries died.

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Intuitive Machines reaches moon despite imperfect landing

Thursday’s landing attempt came four days ... and conduct about two missions a year. The Intuitive Machines mission targeted the moon’s south pole region, which NASA officials see as a good ...

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'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 ...

US firm targets moon landing with drill, rovers, hopping drone

Athena is targeting highland terrain about 160 kilometers from the moon's south pole, where it will deploy three rovers and a ...

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