Japan’s Moon Lander Just Won’t Die
Japan had its moment in the Moon’s glow earlier this year when scientists landed a lunar probe on the surface of our nearest celestial neighbor. The landing didn’t quite go …
Intuitive Machines
Here’s What We Know So Far
A trio of commercial space ventures has been tasked with designing a lunar terrain vehicle for the upcoming Artemis missions to the Moon, helping astronauts explore the south polar region …
Sideways moon landing cuts mission short, private US lunar lander to stop working
A private US lunar lander is expected to stop working on Tuesday, its mission cut short after landing sideways near the south pole of the moon. Intuitive Machines, the Houston …
The Odysseus Lander Is Tipped Over on Its Side on the Moon
Intuitive Machines’ private lander stumbled on its way down to the lunar surface and is possibly leaning over on a rock on the Moon. The vehicle is still operational and …
Quick thinking and a stroke of luck averted a Moon lander disaster for Intuitive Machines
Intuitive Machines‘ spacecraft touched down yesterday on the lunar surface… sideways. CEO Steve Altemus confirmed during a press conference Friday that, while it wasn’t a perfect landing, it’s nothing short …
Moon lander ‘alive and well’ after first US lunar landing since Apollo era
The moon’s newest arrival was said to be “alive and well” a day after making the first US landing in half a century, but flight controllers were still trying to …
Odysseus mission: why it took the US 51 years to get back on the moon
Intuitive Machines will eventually send two additional landers to the moon in partnership with Nasa. As national space ambitions grow and the business of space expands, firms have raced to …
Private US spacecraft lands on moon, sends weak signal back
A spaceship attempting America’s first moon landing in more than 50 years has arrived on the lunar surface and is transmitting a weak signal back, the company behind the mission …
Private US moon lander launched half-century after last Apollo lunar mission
A moon lander built by Houston-based aerospace company Intuitive Machines was launched from Florida early on Thursday on a mission to conduct the first US lunar touchdown in more than …
United Launch Alliance, Astrobotic ready for early Monday liftoff to the moon
The countdown to launch is on. United Launch Alliance’s Vulcan Centaur rocket has been rolled to the launch pad at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station ahead of its early Monday …