A Houston-based space company just released a tantalizing sneak preview — an image sequence of its robotic spacecraft flying over the moon's south pole, near its planned landing site.

A 15-foot-tall spacecraft had an imperfect landing on the moon. The NASA-funded mission to the moon, operated by the Houston space exploration company Intuitive Machines, touched down on March 6 ...

Japan’s 1st moon lander has hit its target, but it appears to be upside-down Japan became the fifth country in history to reach the moon when the Smart Lander for Investigating Moon, or SLIM ...

What challenges did Intuitive Machines face in the first mission? In 2024, Intuitive Machines attempted its first lunar landing with IM-1. However, due to a laser altimeter issue, the lander tipped ...

Commercial company Intuitive Machines has had some luck getting its lunar landers to the surface of the moon, but hasn’t had any luck keeping them upright. The Houston-based company flying its ...

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A private company will attempt to complete a quick one-two punch at the moon’s face today as Intuitive Machines looks to follow up Firefly Aerospace’s recent lunar landing success, but this ...

When Intuitive Machines’ “Athena” lunar lander makes moonfall around 12:30 p.m. EST Thursday, spectators on Earth will be able to watch it happen. The Massachusetts Institute of Technology ...

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Intuitive Machines' IM-2 Athena lander ended up on its side on the moon, forcing a premature end to a mission packed with rovers and NASA science. Amanda Kooser Freelance writer Amanda C.

Before any experiments can begin, Intuitive Machines must stick the landing — a challenge made harder by the Moon's lack of atmosphere, which rules out parachutes and forces spacecraft to rely ...