If all goes according to plan, the Athena lander will touch down near the moon's south pole on or around March 6.

Intuitive Machines out of Texas is sending a second lunar lander, this time Athena, to the moon, where it will drill for water, ice and other gases.

The moon rocket has been a major point of controversy ... contract” which has allowed the space agency’s expenses to balloon as the project experienced delays and development setbacks.

The lander will launch atop a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket. If all goes well, Intuitive Machines 2 (IM-2) would land on the moon around March 6 in area known as Mons Mouton. On its way to the moon ...

WASHINGTON – NASA’s mega moon rocket appears to be at crossroads following a major announcement by Boeing that it plans to significantly decrease the number of employees working on the project.

Analysis-Cutting Moon Rocket Would Test Musk's Power to Slash Jobs in Republican States By Joey Roulette and Bo Erickson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Donald Trump is being urged to axe an over ...

In this new study, the research team wondered how much energy would be needed to convert the moon's regolith into rocket fuel, and then to transport it to a space-based gas station. Prior research ...

NASA has long said it plans to use the SLS rocket to power 10 or more Artemis missions, which will aim to return humans to the moon’s surface ... s expenses to balloon as the project experienced ...