Texas company pulls off first fully successful commercial landing on the moon
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.
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,
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SpaceX Starship’s 2nd Flight Footage Released Under Freedom Of Information Act By NASA
NASA released views of several angles of SpaceX Starship’s second test flight. The massive rocket launched from SpaceX's Starbase facility in South Texas. Credit: NASA Music: The Alabaster Coast by Ha
Private lunar lander Blue Ghost aces moon touchdown with a special delivery for NASA
Private lunar lander Blue Ghost after touching down on the moon with a special delivery for NASA Sunday, March 2, 2025. Moon’s surface and Earth are visible on the horizon, Blue Ghost’s solar panel, X-band antenna, left, and LEXI payload at right. (NASA/Firefly Aerospace via AP)
Texas Startup Successfully Lands Spacecraft on Moon Surface
Firefly Aerospace successfully landed its first robotic spacecraft on the moon on Sunday in partnership with NASA, marking the second time a commercial lander has pulled off the feat as more companies attempt to reach the lunar surface ahead of future human landings.
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Texas makes history as Firefly Aerospace lands first successful private moon mission
Early Saturday morning Texas based company Firefly Aerospace made the second private moon landing, and first fully successful private moon landing in history.
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Texas and Florida rocket toward faceoff over NASA HQ
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott “strongly supports moving NASA to Texas,” wrote Abbott’s press secretary, Andrew Mahaleris, in a Feb. 18 email to POLITICO. “Texas will be the launchpad for Mars and ...
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 moon's surface.
NASA: Asteroid 2024 YR4 not a threat to Earth. But the moon is still in the region of uncertainty
NASA has significantly lowered the risk of asteroid 2024 YR4 hitting the Earth in 2032 through recent calculations. The moon however, may not be in the clear.
NASA rolls out Artemis II Orion spacecraft, twin rocket boosters for moon mission
NASA Friday rolled out the new Artemis II Orion spacecraft and twin Space Launch System solid rocket boosters that will carry astronauts in the first crewed Artemis mission around the moon.

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NASA extends missions of 'deep space rock stars'
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For NASA astronauts on a 10-day space mission that lasted 9 months, a landing date at last
Crew members launching on SpaceX's next mission to the International Space Station are ready to take the reins of the orbital lab so NASA's Starliner astronauts can finally return to Earth.
Astronauts set to return after unexpected 9-month stay in space