A robotic lander named Athena has made its final descent to the moon's surface, marking the second lunar touchdown for a US company this week. But the orientation of the lander is currently unknown.

A Texas-based company successfully landed a commercial spacecraft on the moon on Sunday. The private aerospace company ...

Firefly Aerospace, via Reuters The Blue Ghost lander from Firefly Aerospace of Cedar Park, Texas, appeared to function nearly flawlessly, from launch in January to landing on the moon early on Sunday.

Houston-based Intuitive Machines, which last year became the first private-sector company to soft-land a vehicle on the moon, said that its Athena spacecraft is on track to touch down around 11:30 a.m ...

The Houston-based company is poised to land its Athena spacecraft on the moon at 12:30 p.m. ET. The landing site closer to the lunar south pole than any human or vehicle has traveled before.