Commercial lunar lander Athena heading to the moon with a drill, rover and rocket-powered "hopper" to search for ice
Intuitive Machines launches its second moon lander, which will use NASA and commercially developed tools to search for ice in the moon's crust.
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SpaceX rocket launches private moon lander and NASA 'trailblazer' to hunt for lunar water (video)
If all goes according to plan, the Athena lander will touch down near the moon's south pole on or around March 6.
SpaceX rocket to send Intuitive Machine's second lunar lander to the moon
Texas-based Intuitive Machines is "ready to go" with the launch ... six-legged Nova-C moon lander, Athena, on Wednesday.
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SpaceX rocket launches private moon lander and NASA 'trailblazer' to hunt for lunar water (video)
The private Athena lunar lander is on its way to the moon. A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifted off shortly ... but actually ...