Lunar Trailblazer sets out to find water on moon

SpaceX rocket launches private moon lander and NASA 'trailblazer' to hunt for lunar water
If all goes according to plan, the Athena lander will touch down near the moon's south pole on or around March 6.
Lunar Trailblazer and IM-2 Will Depart for the Moon in Search of Water
Learn about NASA's Lunar Trailblazer and IM-2, two missions that will soon launch into space to find clues on the presence of water underneath the Moon's surface.
Lunar Trailblazer blasts off to map water on the moon
On Wednesday 26 February, a thermal imaging camera built by researchers at the University of Oxford's Department of Physics will blast off to the moon as part of NASA's Lunar Trailblazer mission. This aims to map sources of water on the moon to shed light on the lunar water cycle and to guide future robotic and human missions.
A Secret Water Supply on the Moon? NASA’s Lunar Trailblazer Aims to Find It
A pioneering thermal imaging camera built by the University of Oxford is about to launch aboard NASA’s Lunar Trailblazer mission, aiming to locate water sources on the Moon. This small spacecraft will scan the lunar surface for hidden water ice,
Lunar Trailblazer: Mapping the Moon's Hidden Waters
NASA's Lunar Trailblazer satellite launched on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket to map water on the moon's surface, focusing on permanently shadowed craters at the poles. This mission aims to find resources for future lunar exploration,
New lunar lander set to launch to the Moon’s south pole
A robotic moon lander known as Athena is scheduled to launch atop a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center with a mission to explore the moon’s south pole. The same rocket will also launch a moon-mapping satellite developed by NASA,
Lunar Trailblazer sets out to find water on the moon
The Lunar Trailblazer orbiter's launch window opens Feb 26. It's catching a ride with Intuitive Machines IM-2 mission which is landing on the moon near the south pole. Both have instruments for looking for water.
Six things to know about NASA's Lunar Trailblazer
Feb. 26, NASA's Lunar Trailblazer will help resolve an enduring mystery: Where is the moon's water? After sharing a ride on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket with Intuitive Machines' IM-2 launch—part of NASA's CLPS (Commercial Lunar Payload Services) initiative—the small satellite will take several months to arrive in lunar orbit.
NASA's Lunar Trailblazer begins mission to find hidden water on the moon
A cutting-edge thermal imaging camera built by researchers at the University of Oxford is set to launch on February 26 aboard NASA’s Lunar Trailblazer mission. This ambitious effort aims to map water sources on the Moon,
Commercial lunar lander Athena heading to the moon with a drill, rover and rocket-powered "hopper" to search for ice
Intuitive Machines is set to launch its second moon lander, which will use NASA and commercially developed tools to search ...
Moon cell service launching tonight with company behind America’s first private lunar landing
Intuitive Machines, the Texas company that returned America to the Moon last year, aims to make a repeat appearance, this ...
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All you need to know about the lunar spacecraft built in Colorado and launching to the moon this week
NASA’s Lunar Trailblazer, a small but powerful satellite, is set to launch Wednesday evening. Its mission? To understand how ...
Private company rockets toward the moon in the latest rush of lunar landing attempts
A private company launched another lunar lander Wednesday, aiming to get closer to the moon’s south pole this time with a ...
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Texas-based company that made historic soft touchdown on the moon launches high-stakes lunar excursion
The latest contender is a standout: The spacecraft, called Athena, was built by Houston-based Intuitive Machines, which so ...
Intuitive Machines lunar lander launch scheduled for Wednesday evening
Houston-based Intuitive Machines has planned a second launch of its lunar lander mission at 7:17 p.m. EST Wednesday from the ...