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Private lunar lander is declared dead

Private lunar lander is declared dead after landing sideways in a crater near the moon’s south pole

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — A private lunar lander is no longer working after landing sideways in a crater near the moon’s south pole and its mission is over, officials said Friday. The news came less than 24 hours after the botched landing attempt by Texas-based Intuitive Machines.

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Private Blue Ghost lander spotted on the moon by NASA lunar orbiter (photo)

NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter captured an exciting view of Firefly Aerospace's Blue Ghost lander following its recent touchdown on the moon.

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Private Intuitive Machines moon lander declared dead after falling on its side in crater at the lunar south pole

After a day of uncertainty following a harrowing moon landing attempt, the company Intuitive Machines sealed the fate of its latest lunar probe Athena. The spacecraft, which attempted a historic landing in rugged terrain near the south pole of the moon on Thursday (March 6), had toppled on its side inside a frigid crater.

Intuitive Machines' IM-2 lunar lander reached the moon, but its status is unclear

The IM-2 lander is believed to have reached the moon's south pole region, but its precise position and location are unclear.

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NASA Receives Data From Intuitive Machines Lunar Lander

Intuitive Machines collected some data for NASA before calling an early end of mission at 12:15 a.m. CST Friday.

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How to watch Intuitive Machines shoot for the moon with daring lunar lander launch for NASA tonight

The company's Athena lander is scheduled to launch toward the moon atop a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket on Wednesday evening (Feb.

Second loss of SpaceX Starship raises questions about Florida plans

After the second loss of Starship was visible in Florida skies, new questions are being raised about the powerful launch system coming to Florida.

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Missed shots at the moon are still scores for commercial space companies

The original assumption was that commercial lunar landings would be, to use a basketball term, “shots on goal” with some of them failing.

NASA’s AI Rovers Are Heading to the Moon to Explore Without Human Control

NASA’s trio of autonomous rovers is heading to the Moon as part of the CADRE mission, a groundbreaking experiment in robotic teamwork. These suitcase-sized explorers will operate independently, using ...

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NASA tracks GPS signals on the Moon for the first time

NASA and the Italian Space Agency have made history by successfully tracking GPS signals on the moon for the first time. This ...

Space station's replacement crew arrives in Florida in preparation of SpaceX launch

The spacecraft that will carry the next crew of astronauts to the International Space Station has arrived at the launch pad ...

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