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Hope is all but lost for private asteroid probe in deep space — 'the chance of talking with Odin is minimal'
"In many ways, Odin has become both a pioneer and a teacher — continuing its mission by informing our future endeavors, even ...
Asteroid Mining Startup Loses Its Spacecraft Somewhere Beyond the Moon
A privately built spacecraft is tumbling aimlessly in deep space, with little hope of being able to contact its home planet.
Boise State Public Radio2d
Failure is an option. Here's why some new space ventures go sideways
Within the span of a few days, another SpaceX Starship broke up on re-entry, and two other space companies faced failures.
Private lunar lander touches down on the moon, but its status is unknown
A privately owned lunar lander touched down on the moon Thursday, but as the minutes dragged on, flight controllers could not ...
Oops, we tipped it again: Mission over for sideways US lander
Intuitive Machines' second moon mission ended in disappointment on Friday after the US company confirmed that its spacecraft ...
Two moon missions touched down on the lunar surface. How they unfolded was a stark contrast
This week, follow the journeys of two lunar landers, meet “woolly mice,” see the oldest known bone tools, and more.
IFLScience6d
"We Ran Into Some Massive Issues": Private Spacecraft Lost 300,000 Kilometers From Earth
A private mission on its way to deep space has encountered "massive issues" shortly after departing the Earth. On February 26, space firm AstroForge launched its new spacecraft, Odin, into space ...
Columbia tech kept lunar lander cozy for moon landing, though status of lander is unknown
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — A privately owned lunar lander touched down on the moon Thursday, but as the minutes dragged on, ...
FOX 10 Phoenix3d
Athena lunar lander declared dead after landing sideways
Athena, the private lunar lander from Intuitive Machines, missed its mark while landing on the moon Thursday and ended up ...