Intuitive Machines' lunar lander Athena launched to the moon 04:43. With two commercial moon landers already on their way, Houston-based Intuitive Machines launched its second robotic lander atop ...

Intuitive Machines' Athena moon lander as photographed by NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter on March 10, 2025. The lander is inside a crater at the center bottom of the frame; the inset shows a ...

Athena spacecraft is 2nd lander to reach moon in a week, but location, condition unclear The aerospace company, based in Houston, previously etched its name in the history books in February when ...

Lunar lander's touchdown shrouded in mystery, location unknown 01:58. A second commercially-built moon lander, this one built by Houston-based Intuitive Machines, landed near the moon's south pole ...

Lunar lander Athena is packed and ready to explore the moon: Here’s what on board Here's a look at just five of the tech instruments that will be aboard Intuitive Machines' lander, as well as ...

A lunar lander made its touchdown on the moon earlier on Thursday, but controllers on the ground were unable to confirm the Athena lander’s condition upon landing, the Associated Press reported.

Athena’s premature shutdown is reminiscent of Intuitive Machines’ last lunar mission, which put a lander named Odysseus in the same pockmarked south pole region in February 2024.

Intuitive Machines' Athena lunar lander is seen integrated with the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket that will propel it into orbit before it separates and continues on its voyage to the moon.

“Any time humanity puts a lander on the moon, it’s a good day,” Dr. Crain said. The main customer of both missions is NASA under its Commercial Lunar Payload Services program, which hires ...

The two legs of Intuitive Machines' private Athena moon lander jut up to the sky, with a half-lit blue Earth above, after the probe fell over during a landing attempt near the lunar south pole on ...

Athena, the second lunar lander built and operated by Houston company Intuitive Machines, fell onto its side shortly after touching down near the lunar south pole on March 6.