The Athena lander, built by Texas-based company Intuitive Machines, descended to the lunar surface but the orientation of the lander is currently unknown.

landed on the moon while still moving sideways. A landing leg broke and the spacecraft tipped over on its side, limiting the mission's scientific return. Intuitive's stock fell 20% in the wake of ...

From this panel, we're looking at the garage, so that's *** lunar outpost map rover inside of that square ... A private lunar lander is no longer working after landing sideways in a crater near the ...

Boulder, we have a problem. A camera to map the moon’s South Pole, which was developed in part at the University of Colorado Bolder, never got a chance to do its job.

At a post-landing news conference ... It aimed to orbit the moon and help scientists develop a detailed water map of the lunar surface. The robotic orbiter was part of NASA’s Small, Innovative ...

Lunar landings are notoriously difficult ... a spacecraft designed to map the Moon’s water distribution. However, ground controllers have been struggling to re-establish contact with Trailblazer ...

It was the second moon landing this week by a Texas company under NASA’s commercial lunar delivery program. Sunday’s touchdown was a complete success. Intuitive Machines' newest Athena lander ...

Firefly Aerospace's Blue Ghost lunar lander has successfully landed in the Moon's Mare Crisium region, marking a significant ...

Athena’s software includes a map of craters within the area ... addressed the difficulty of landing on the moon during the news conference. “I think we can all agree, particularly today ...

Shortly after landing, the team powered down systems ... work to create a 3D map of the moon’s surface, and take pictures. The vehicle is also designed to collect a small soil sample.