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 ...
A photo confirms that Athena landed on its side and meets the same fate as Odysseus, which also failed to land correctly on ...
Intuitive Machines' Athena moon lander is "alive," but it's not yet known what mission objectives can still be met.
Hopes were high for Intuitive Machines' second lunar landing, but the Athena lander has ended up on its side on the moon's ...
The IM-2 lander is believed to have reached the moon's south pole region, but its precise position and location are unclear.
Intuitive Machines’ Athena lunar lander is on the moon’s surface. But, teams don’t believe it’s in the correct position.
The Houston-based company put its Athena spacecraft on the moon just after 12:30 p.m. ET. The landing site is closer to the lunar south pole than any human or vehicle has traveled before.
The second moon landing attempt by Texas-based Intuitive Machines has ended much like the first, with its Athena lander ...