The Athena lander, built by Texas-based company Intuitive Machines, descended to the lunar surface but the orientation of the ...
A Texas-based company successfully landed a commercial spacecraft on the moon on Sunday. The private aerospace company ...
Firefly Aerospace, via Reuters The Blue Ghost lander from Firefly Aerospace of Cedar Park, Texas, appeared to function nearly flawlessly, from launch in January to landing on the moon early on Sunday.
The Houston-based company is poised to land its Athena spacecraft on the moon at 12:30 p.m. ET. The landing site closer to the lunar south pole than any human or vehicle has traveled before.