Spaceraft carrying hopping robot to attempt Moon landing
A private US company will attempt to land a spacecraft close to the Moon's South Pole on Thursday, carrying scientific instruments including a hopping robot and the first lunar mobile communications antenna.
Intuitive Machines is hoping for a moon-landing streak this week
The destination is Mons Mouton, one of NASA 's potential landing locations for its Artemis astronauts. Intuitive Machines ' Athena moon lander began circling the moon on March 3, just one day after a competitor, Firefly Aerospace, landed on the lunar surface without a hitch.
Intuitive Machines’ second moon landing is on deck. Its stock is falling.
Like Firefly Aerospace’s Ghost Riders in the Sky mission, Intuitive Machines’ IM-2 mission is part of NASA’s Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS) initiative to deliver s
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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.
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Landing on the moon is hard, but Intuitive Machines will try for a gentle touchdown of its IM-2 Athena lander packed with rovers, a drone and a NASA moon drill.
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Intuitive Machines' Athena could be the second U.S. spacecraft to land on the moon in a week after Firefly Aerospace's Blue Ghost made it Sunday.
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Intuitive Machines is set to land its second spacecraft on the moon on Thursday, roughly a year after the Houston-based company became the first in history to land a commercial lander intact on the lunar surface – albeit on the vehicle’s side.
NASA Sets Coverage for Intuitive Machines' Second Private Moon Landing
Carrying NASA technology demonstrations and science investigations, Intuitive Machines is targeting their Moon landing no earlier than 12:32 p.m. EST on Thursday, March 6. The company's Nova-C lunar lander is slated to land in Mons Mouton,
Intuitive Machines set for historic Moon landing
Intuitive Machines' IM-2 mission Nova-C class lunar lander, named Athena, near the intended region landing site, close to Mons Mouton, on the Moon. Screenshot: Intuitive Machines/X
Intuitive Machines Hard Landing Is a Buying Opportunity
Because Intuitive Machines is the only private sector company to have reached the Moon, this should be a cause for celebration that boosts its stock. Yet the fact it’s falling, and not for the reasons you might think,
Intuitive Machines Is Set For Lunar Landing – With Hopping Drone, Ice Drill, And 4G
A 4G network test. Three rovers and a first-of-its-kind hopping drone. After becoming the first private firm to land on the Moon last year, Intuitive Machines is aiming for its second lunar touchdown on Thursday,
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1st American robotic lunar rover set to land on the moon today
MAPP, built by the Colorado company Lunar Outpost, will touch down aboard Intuitive Machines' Athena lander at 12:32 p.m. ET ...
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Live Updates: The Moon Lander Athena Heads for the Lunar Surface
Intuitive Machines made it to the moon last year, but tumbled over. This time it aims to stick the landing and deliver NASA cargo closer to the lunar south pole than any other mission.