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Private lunar lander is declared dead

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

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — 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.

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Private Blue Ghost lander spotted on the moon by NASA lunar orbiter (photo)

Blue Ghost successfully landed on the moon on Sunday (March 2), touching down in Mare Crisium ("Sea of Crises") — a large impact basin about 345 miles (555 kilometers) wide. The spacecraft sits near a volcanic cone called Mons Latreille within the basin, which is located in the northeast region of the moon's near side.

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NASA's Athena lunar lander touches down near moon's south pole, status uncertain

A private lunar lander has made its way to the moon's surface on Thursday, but there's a bit of a nail-biter as flight controllers are left scratching their heads, unable to confirm the status of the lander or if it's even standing up straight by the south pole.

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.

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Private lunar lander Blue Ghost touches down on moon with special delivery for NASA

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- A private lunar lander carrying a drill, vacuum and other experiments for NASA touched down on the ...

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NASA-backed lunar lander fails a day after tipping over

Intuitive Machines has reported the failure of its second lunar lander, Athena, a day after its landing on the Moon 's South ...

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Intuitive Machines to launch 2nd lunar lander for NASA: 5 things to know about mission

Intuitive Machines second NASA-backed lunar lander mission will deliver scientific instruments to hunt for water under the ...

NASA’s AI Rovers Are Heading to the Moon to Explore Without Human Control

NASA’s trio of autonomous rovers is heading to the Moon as part of the CADRE mission, a groundbreaking experiment in robotic teamwork. These suitcase-sized explorers will operate independently, using ...

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Lunar Water Mining May Be Easier Than Expected, Chandrayaan-3 Reveals

Future lunar missions may have an easier time extracting water ice than previously believed, thanks to new findings from ...

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Truly stellar: GPS now also works on the Moon

Nasa has succeeded in picking up GPS signals on the surface of the Moon for the first time. This breakthrough paves the way ...

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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 ...

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