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, IM-1, that toppled upon landing in Feb. 2024.
The Athena lander, built by Texas-based company Intuitive Machines, could be the second commercial spacecraft to land on the ...
Intuitive Machines' Athena moon lander successfully entered lunar orbit on Monday (March 3), keeping it on track for a ...
In a statement, Intuitive said: "With the direction of the sun, the orientation of the solar panels, and extreme cold ...
This week, follow the journeys of two lunar landers, meet “woolly mice,” see the oldest known bone tools, and more.
Science News: NASA’s Athena lunar lander has stopped functioning after an unsuccessful landing near the Moon’s south pole, where it ended up on its side in a crater. Designed by Intuitive Machines, ...
The second moon landing attempt by Texas-based Intuitive Machines has ended much like the first, with its Athena lander ...
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