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Athena, moon and the lander

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Athena moon mission comes to early end after lander tips over in off-target touchdown in a crater

Intuitive Machines says its Athena lunar lander was unable to recharge its batteries while resting on its side, bringing the moon mission to an early end.

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.

Space on MSN3d

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 ...

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Watch Intuitive Machines land private Athena probe at the lunar south pole today

Intuitive Machines' Athena lander is scheduled to touch down near the moon's south pole today (March 6). Here's how to watch ...

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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 ...

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Private Athena moon lander beams home amazing video of south pole touchdown site

Intuitive Machines' Athena moon lander is giving us some incredible views from lunar orbit ahead of its March 6 touchdown ...

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