The lander, a Nova-C vehicle named Athena, is flying the IM-2 mission as a part of NASA's Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS) program, which contracts private companies to deliver agency ...

It's always good to get a look at your landing site before touchdown. Intuitive Machines' Athena moon lander is giving us some incredible views from lunar orbit ahead of its March 6 touchdown attempt.

Nasa's Athena moon lander, developed by Intuitive Machines, is set to land near the lunar south pole today, beginning a critical 10-day mission for the Artemis program. The lander will study lunar ...

Management has been redirecting power to essential systems to address unexpected positioning issues on the moon, which has spurred investor concern about the mission's overall viability and the ...

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 unknown.

Athena, the private lunar lander that touched down on the moon Thursday, has been declared dead. The two moon landings this week are part of NASA’s commercial lunar delivery program meant to get ...

Athena didn’t crash. But what did happen to it? Hours after the 15-foot-tall robotic spacecraft arrived at the moon’s surface, closer to the lunar south pole than any spacecraft has been ...

Intuitive Machines' Athena spacecraft successfully landed on the moon's surface Thursday at around 12:30 p.m. ET though its exact location, attitude and condition were unclear hours later.

Athena has hit a new landmark as Ring of Honor Women's Champion, passing the 800-day mark with the gold around her waist. 'The Fallen Goddess' has been ROH Women's Champion for 801 days as of today.

To help do this, Athena is carrying NASA's PRIME-1 payload, which will drill down into the surface of the moon to hunt for frozen water. PRIME-1, short for Polar Resources Ice Mining Experiment-1 ...

Intuitive Machines' second lunar lander, Athena, has landed awkwardly. The mission, aimed at reaching the Moon’s south pole, faced a tense delay before confirming touchdown. The Houston-based ...

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