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.
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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 ...
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Intuitive Machines Lander Fails Again, But Not Before Depositing Imagine Dragons Song On The Moon
On Feb. 26, the space exploration company Intuitive Machines launched their IM-2 “Freedom Payload” mission, an effort to establish a data center on the lunar south pole designed and operated by ...
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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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Athena Makes It to the Moon, But Uncertainties Remain
Athena has landed on the moon, but the overall status of the spacecraft remains unclear. The mission’s plans include studies ...
Factbox-Moonshot: Two lunar landings in one week boost interest in space startups
(Reuters) -Two moon landings in less than a week have once again turned the spotlight on space startups as NASA leans on ...