A bumpy past month doesn't promise any soft landings
The past couple of weeks has offered us vivid examples in the news of two events, one of which I call a hard landing and ...
Private lunar lander touches down on the moon, but its status is unknown
It still managed to operate briefly, ending America’s moon-landing drought of more than 50 years.Until then, the U.S. had not ...
Here's a look at moon landing hits and misses
Landing a spacecraft on the moon has long been a series of hits and misses. Only five countries have done it. The latest ...
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Private US company aces lunar landing on first mission
dulling the achievement of being the first US Moon touchdown since the crewed Apollo 17 mission of 1972. “We’re on the Moon!” exclaimed Nicky Fox, associate administrator for NASA’s ...
Odysseus spacecraft attempts to land on moon 50 years after Apollo missions: What we know
Godspeed, Odysseus! The six-legged robotic spacecraft could become the first American vehicle to land on the moon since ...
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CU Boulder to begin new research to prepare for landing NASA astronauts on the moon
University of Colorado Boulder scientists are participating in five lander missions to the moon in the next few years to ...
Columbia tech kept lunar lander cozy for moon landing, though status of lander is unknown
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — A privately owned lunar lander touched down on the moon Thursday, but as the minutes dragged on, ...
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Athena lunar lander declared dead after landing sideways
Athena, the private lunar lander from Intuitive Machines, missed its mark while landing on the moon Thursday and ended up ...
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60 years ago: Ranger 8 moon photos aid in Apollo site selection
On Feb. 17, 1965, its successor ... Lunar Orbiter 2 and Apollo 16 both imaged the Ranger 8 impact site at relatively low resolution in 1966 and 1972, respectively. The Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter ...
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US Spaceship Hours Away From Daring Moon Landing Attempt
In February 2024, Intuitive Machines became the first private company to achieve a soft lunar landing -- also the first US landing since the crewed Apollo 17 mission of 1972. However, the success ...
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Private US spaceship hours from Moon landing attempt
In February 2024, Intuitive Machines became the first private company to achieve a soft lunar landing -- also the first US landing since the crewed Apollo 17 mission of 1972. However, the success ...