The Intuitive Machines IM-2 'Athena' lander has captured amazing views of the moon from lunar orbit. Credit: Space.com | ...

Houston-based Intuitive Machines, which last year became the first private-sector company to soft-land a vehicle on the moon, said that its Athena spacecraft was expected to touch down around 11: ...

Shares of Intuitive Machines, which trades under the name LUNR after going public in 2023, tumbled after reports of the spacecraft’s problems. Its stock fell 20 percent on Thursday.

Intuitive Machines' Athena lander reached lunar orbit Monday, a day after a seperate spacecraft, Firefly Aerospace's Blue Ghost, landed on the moon's Earth-facing side. Eric Lagatta.

Intuitive Machines' most recent lunar lander has suffered the same fate as the exploration company's initial one. The six-legged Athena spacecraft is now "on her side" atop the moon's surface ...

Intuitive Machines landed a robot on the moon last year. Can the Houston company do it again, but keep the spacecraft upright this time? The company’s second lander, named Athena, launched on ...

Intuitive Machines' second lunar lander, named Athena, landed near the moon's south pole today (March 6), but the probe's fate is unclear.

Intuitive Machines expects its Athena lander to touch down on the moon’s surface at about 12:32 p.m. EST on Thursday. A livestream of the event—cohosted by NASA and Intuitive Machines—will ...

Intuitive Machines' Athena lander on top of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, launches toward the moon from Launch Complex 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center, Florida, February 26, 2025.

“We can confirm Athena is on the surface of the moon,” said Intuitive Machines’ communication director Josh Marshall, somewhat tersely, at around 12:52 P.M. EST—20 minutes after the ...

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

(CNN) — A robotic lander named Athena has made its final descent to the moon’s surface, marking the second lunar touchdown for a US company this week. But the orientation of the lander is currently ...