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Another moon landing on tap today, this time at south pole

Another moon landing on tap today, this time at the south pole

A private company will attempt to complete a quick one-two punch at the moon’s face today as Intuitive Machines looks to follow up Firefly Aerospace’s recent lunar landing success, but this time on the south pole.

PA Media on MSN · 1h

Private lunar lander touches down on Moon’s south pole

A privately owned lunar lander has touched down near the Moon’s south pole, but as the minutes ticked by, flight controllers could not confirm its condition or whether it was even upright. The last time Intuitive Machines landed a spacecraft on the Moon,

Asian News International on MSN · 12h

NASA's Athena to land on Moon's south pole today

US space agency NASA is all set for a landing on the moon's south pole on March 6. This mission will join the growing fleet of spacecraft missions, including from India, mapping the lunar surface, searching for water,

Moon, Blue Ghost and Firefly Aerospace

Gizmodo · 1d

Firefly Releases Stunning Footage of Blue Ghost Landing on the Moon

The mission, aptly named “Ghost Riders in the Sky,” touched down in Mare Crisium, a large impact site filled with basaltic lava on the Moon. Blue Ghost pulled off a precision landing, touching down within a 328-foot (100-meter) target next to a volcanic feature called Mons Latreille.

CBS News on MSN · 3d

Firefly Aerospace sticks moon landing with flawless Blue Ghost touchdown

The Blue Ghost touchdown kicks off two weeks of around-the-clock research by NASA science and technology payloads.

Orlando Sentinel · 1d

Watch: Firefly Aerospace’s historic landing of Blue Ghost on the moon

Firefly Aerospace released video of the Blue Ghost lunar lander as it made its final descent and touched down on the surface of the moon.

Intuitive Machines, Moon

The Washington Post on MSN · 2h

Intuitive Machines attempts second private-sector moon landing in four days

The mission comes four days after another commercial space company, Firefly Aerospace, successfully landed its spacecraft on the moon.

Bloomberg on MSN · 1h

Intuitive Machines Craft on Moon, Vehicle’s Status Unclear

Intuitive Machines appeared to land its second spacecraft on the moon in a closely watched sequel mission Thursday, but the status and orientation of the Houston-based company’s vehicle was unclear.

Yahoo · 55m

What we know about the moon lander from Intuitive Machines reaching lunar surface

Intuitive Machines flight controllers have not immediately confirmed the Athena lunar lander's status and orientation after apparently reaching the moon's south pole. Retired astronaut Clayton Anderson joins CBS News' Mark Strassmann and Bill Harwood for more on the landing.

Observer2d

How Firefly Aerospace Emerges from Bankruptcy and Completes Historic Moon Landing

Firefly’s lunar landing is NASA’s second CLPS mission. The first took place last year, when Intuitive Machines—another Texas-based private space company—sent its lander to the Moon in February 2024.

CBS News4d

Texas company pulls off first fully successful commercial landing on the moon

Firefly Aerospace's "Blue Ghost" lander dropped out of lunar orbit and swooped to a rocket-powered touchdown early Sunday, pulling off the first fully successful moon landing by a commercially ...

Scientific American1h

Athena Makes It to the Moon, But Uncertainties Remain

Athena has landed on the moon, but the overall status of the spacecraft remains unclear. The mission’s plans include studies ...

ABC7 New York3h

Houston's Intuitive Machines' Athena lander set for touchdown on historic water-hunting mission

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 ...

17h

US firm mulls moon landing with aim to drill, fly drones & conduct 4G network test

After becoming the first private firm to land on the Moon last year, Intuitive Machines is aiming for its second lunar ...

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