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Athena lander dies

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 Athena moon lander beams home amazing video of south pole touchdown site

Intuitive Machines' Athena moon lander is giving us some incredible views from lunar orbit ahead of its March 6 touchdown attempt.

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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,

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 ...

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Athena moon mission comes to early end after lander tips over in off-target touchdown in a crater

Intuitive Machines says its Athena lunar lander was unable to recharge its batteries while resting on its side, bringing the ...

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Athena lander 'on her side' on moon's surface, ending mission in similar fashion to first launch

Intuitive Machines announced its second mission to the moon has ended after Athena, its lunar lander, fell 'on her side.' ...

Intuitive Machines' Athena space craft officially lands on moon for historic water-hunting mission but its status is unclear

NASA confirmed on X that Athena, which was built by Houston-based Intuitive Machines, touched down on the moon at ...

Intuitive Machines’ Athena Lander Is on the Moon, but Its Fate Is Unclear

After hours of uncertainty, officials from the Houston company said there are clues that the spacecraft is on its side, which ...

NASA’s Athena Lander No Longer Functional—New Image Reveals What Happened on The Moon

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, ...

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Intuitive Machines’ Athena Lander Reaches the Moon Lopsided—Just like Its Predecessor

Despite some connection delays postlanding, the lunar lander Athena is officially set to study what lies beneath the moon’s ...

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NASA's IM-2 Moon Lander Might Have Tipped Over on Lunar Surface Again

The final images from the ‘Athena’ lander seem to show it awkwardly approaching the Moon from its side. Intuitive Machines ...

Intuitive Machines is hoping for a moon-landing streak this week

The latest mission, referred to as IM-2 or PRIME-1, is slated for a moon landing at 11:32 a.m. CT on March 6. Intuitive ...

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'We're disappointed in the outcome': NASA shares photo of sideways Intuitive Machines moon lander, which died 12 hours after touchdown

The second moon landing attempt by Texas-based Intuitive Machines has ended much like the first, with its Athena lander ...

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