commercial lunar payload services

Intuitive machines, Athena lunar lander

Intuitive machines’ lunar lander reaches destination but fate unknown

Intuitive Machines’ Athena lunar lander is on the moon’s surface. But, teams don’t believe it’s in the correct position.

Orlando Sentinel · 1d

Intuitive Machines confirms lander on its side, batteries dead

Intuitive Machines revealed its Athena moon lander mission has ended after tipping over on its side. The Houston-based company has now suffered two landing mishaps in two years. A photo released Friday showed the lander’s legs in the air.

The Washington Post on MSN · 1d

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.

Private lunar lander is declared dead

Space on MSN · 8d

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.

POLITICO on MSN · 1d

Private lunar lander is declared dead after landing sideways in a crater near the moon’s south pole

A private lunar lander is no longer working after landing sideways in a crater near the moon’s south pole and its mission is over, officials said Friday. The news came less than 24 hours after the botched landing attempt by Texas-based Intuitive Machines.

CNN on MSN · 1d

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.

NASASpaceFlight.com1d

Blue Ghost successfully starts lunar surface mission while...

Blue Ghost conducted the DOI on the far side of the Moon, which caused a communications blackout with Earth. The spacecraft ...

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 accomplish science and technology tasks for NASA and other customers.

Interesting Engineering on MSN6d

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 ...

Yes, we are about to be treated to a second lunar landing in a week

It was not until February 22, 2024, that another American-built spacecraft made a soft landing on the Moon. This was the Nova ...

Firefly Aerospace Becomes First Commercial Company to Successfully Land on the Moon

Firefly Aerospace, the leader in end-to-end responsive space services, today announced its Blue Ghost lunar lander softly ...

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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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Commercial lunar lander Athena heading to the moon with a drill, rover and rocket-powered "hopper" to search for ice

Intuitive Machines launches its second moon lander, which will use NASA and commercially developed tools to search for ice in ...

2nd moon lander in a week touches down, but unclear if still upright

One commercial company was hoping Thursday to follow up another’s recent lunar landing success — but it’s possible the attempt didn’t go as smoothly. Houston-based Intuitive Machine’s Athena lander on ...

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