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U.S. spacecraft encounters problem during its ambitious moon landing
Is the spacecraft, for example, lying on its side? Though the robotic craft, called Athena, performed excellently on its ...
Here’s a look at moon landing hits and misses
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Landing a spacecraft on the moon has long been a series of hits and misses. The latest casualty ...
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Blue Ghost spacecraft makes second-ever commercial landing on the moon
The second-ever commercial landing on the moon comes amid a flurry of lunar exploration activity that will see around a dozen ...
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Intuitive Machines sends another probe to the moon, but can't stick the landing
Commercial company Intuitive Machines has landed its second probe on the moon, but company officials say it isn't in the ...
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Intuitive Machines is hoping for a moon-landing streak this week
Furthermore, there are no GPS systems on the moon to help guide a craft to its landing spot. A combination of gravity and inertia factors seemed to stymie Intuitive Machines' previous landing.
Moon Lander’s Journey to Lunar Surface Ends With Uncertainty
Intuitive Machines, a Houston company aiming to repeat a 2024 landing, said its spacecraft, Athena, has power and is ...
'Y'all stuck the landing': Blue Ghost lander touches down on the moon.
Initial data shows Blue Ghost touched down within its 100-meter landing target next to the Mons Latreille, a volcanic feature in the Mare Crisium, a large basin on the near-side of the moon. Firefly ...
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Here’s a look at moon landing hits and misses
The win comes just four days after Russia’s crash-landing. Japan becomes the fifth country to land successfully on the moon, with its spacecraft touching down in January. The craft lands on the ...
First ever landing of a commercial craft on the moon
Firefly Aerospace’s Blue Ghost lander carried a drill, vacuum and other experiments for NASA to the moon on Sunday, the latest in a string of companies looking to kickstart business on Earth's ...
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Athena lunar lander makes it to the moon — but its condition remains unknown
Athena is the second craft to land on the moon this week after Firefly Aerospace’s Blue Ghost made touchdown on Sunday. "You all stuck the landing. We’re on the moon," Firefly’s Will Coogan ...
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Intuitive Machines’ IM-2 Moon lander is lying dead in a crater
near the Moon’s south pole. But upon landing, the mission’s team had trouble determining the craft’s orientation and where it landed in the region. Intuitive Machines later located Athena ...