By coincidence, a lunar lander sent by JAXA, the Japanese space agency, had also tipped over a month earlier. In that case, a nozzle on one of the lander’s main engines fell off, and the ...

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

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A day after a live webcast captured a somber-looking mission control room in the minutes surrounding its planned Thursday ...

A second commercially-built moon lander, this one built by Houston-based Intuitive Machines, landed near the moon's south pole Thursday, but telemetry indicated it ended up on its side.

The Houston-based company that was set to deliver a historic water-hunting mission to the lunar south pole says its Athena ...