There was a watch party at Columbia headquarters in Portland, with hundreds of eyes glazed to projectors awaiting the landing. Just before 10 a.m., the lander, Athena, finally reached the moon ...

Intuitive Machines, an American space company, launched its lunar lander Athena to the moon in late February, but the craft had a rough touchdown, landing in a crater and flipping over on its side.

Intuitive Machines’ second lunar lander to reach the moon’s surface—Athena —has powered off after landing sideways on the lunar south pole. The Houston-based private space exploration ...

After a day of uncertainty following a harrowing moon landing attempt, the company Intuitive Machines sealed the fate of its latest lunar probe Athena. The spacecraft, which attempted a historic ...

A private lunar lander is no longer working after landing sideways in a crater near the moon's south pole and its mission is over, officials said Friday. The news came less than 24 hours after the ...

After a day of uncertainty following a harrowing moon landing attempt, the company Intuitive Machines sealed the fate of its latest lunar probe Athena. The spacecraft, which attempted a historic ...

While Odysseus was lauded in 2024 for being the first commercial landing on the moon, Firefly’s Blue Ghost — which landed upright — has now carried out “the first fully successful ...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — A private lunar lander is no longer working after landing sideways in a crater near the moon's south pole and its mission is over, officials said Friday. The news came ...

Intuitive Machines' original lunar lander, Odysseus, also toppled onto its side after coming in hot and fast during a moon landing in February of last year. Odysseus' faulty laser altimeter ...