History-making Blue Ghost lunar lander sends one last message from the moon
Firefly Aerospace on Monday announced the conclusion of its Blue Ghost lunar lander mission, declaring it the first “fully successful” commercial operation on the moon.
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-C Odysseus lander built by Intuitive Machines. It landed, toppled over, ...
Artificial intelligence and moon landers kick off HIKE2 Innovation Summit
Executives and entrepreneurs descended on the August Wilson Cultural Center this week to attend consulting firm HIKE2's ...
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Moon Lander’s Journey to Lunar Surface Ends With Uncertainty
In the fall, Astrobotic Technology of Pittsburgh is ... like the design of the Intuitive Machines’ lunar landers. The company’s first lander, Odysseus, tipped over when it landed while moving ...
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Intuitive Machines’ Athena Lander Is on the Moon, but Its Fate Is Unclear
As it headed to the lunar surface, laser instruments that measured the lander’s altitude were ... In the fall, Astrobotic Technology of Pittsburgh is planning to try to get to the moon flying ...
Here’s the secret to how Firefly was able to nail its first lunar landing
Firefly originally intended to develop a spacecraft based on the design of Israel's Beresheet lander, which was the first ...
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Two privately-owned spacecraft make contact from the moon
Firefly Aerospace landed a craft safely last week, a first for a private company. But Intuitive Machines’ mission ended when its lander wound up on its side in a crater.
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Firefly’s moon lander ends successful mission
The Blue Ghost lander that launched from ... Pittsburgh-based Astrobotic Technology, had propellant issues during its attempted lunar mission in 2024 and never made it to the moon.
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These Space Companies Compete for Lucrative NASA Contracts—They Also Support Each Other
Firefly Aerospace and Intuitive Machines belong to a group of more than a dozen private companies vying to land lucrative ...
Reuters28d
US startup's moonshot apparently lands on its side - again
The six-legged Athena lander, carrying 11 payloads ... Intuitive Machines, Firefly, Astrobotic Technology and a handful of other companies are building lunar spacecraft under NASA's Commercial ...
Seattle Times27d
Intuitive Machines’ Athena Lander Is on the Moon, but Its Fate Is Unclear
In the fall, Astrobotic Technology of Pittsburgh is planning to try to get to the moon flying a large lander known as Griffin that will carry a commercial rover designed by Lunar Outpost of Golden ...
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Firefly’s moon lander ends successful mission
On board, the lander carried 10 NASA science and technology experiments as part of the agency’s Commercial Lunar Payload Services ... the Intuitive Machines and Astrobotic missions had very ...