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.

Known as Athena, the IM-2 spacecraft from Intuitive Machines was launched eight days ago by a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket. Sharing the ride to space were three other spacecraft: a moon-bound NASA ...

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

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Known as Athena, this Intuitive Machines Nova-C lander is poised to launch to the moon no earlier than 7:02 p.m. Wednesday ...

The Intuitive Machines lunar lander that will deliver NASA science and technology to the Moon as part of the agency ... the fairing of the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket. (Credit: SpaceX) On Wednesday ...

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 ...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Donald Trump is being urged to axe an over-budget, multi-billion dollar moon rocket, sources familiar with the discussions said, setting up a titanic struggle with ...