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Watch Live: Moon lander descending to lunar surface

Eight days after launch, a second commercially built moon lander, this one built by Houston-based Intuitive Machines, headed for touchdown Thursday near the lunar south pole to evaluate the environment where NASA astronauts plan to land in the agency's Artemis program.

The Associated Press on MSN · 52m

Private lunar lander touches down on the moon, but its condition is unknown

A privately owned lunar lander has touched down near the moon's south pole. But flight controllers in Texas cannot confirm its condition or whether it's even upright.

Smithsonian Magazine on MSN · 2d

See the Striking New Images From the Blue Ghost Lunar Lander, Now the Second Private Spacecraft to Touch Down on the Moon

Firefly Aerospace's lander reached lunar soil early Sunday morning, after a 2.8-million-mile journey lasting 45 days

Space.com56m

Intuitive Machines lands near lunar south pole, but fate of private Athena probe unclear

IM-2 is part of a new wave of private lunar exploration. For example, Firefly Aerospace successfully put its Blue Ghost ...

USA TODAY on MSN41m

Intuitive Machines' Athena is 2nd lander to reach moon in week, but condition unclear

The moon lander Athena made it to the lunar surface, but its condition was unclear as mission controllers rushed to ...

Houston-based Intuitive Machines' lunar lander reaches moon's surface but its orientation is unknown

Intuitive Machines’s Nova-C lander reached the moon Thursday but its orientation on the lunar surface was unknown as of Noon ...

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Intuitive Machines Lander Touches Down on Moon, But Status Unknown

Intuitive Machines aimed for a gentle touchdown of its IM-2 Athena lander packed with rovers, a drone and a NASA moon drill. The company is still assessing the landing.

The New York Times58m

Live Updates: The Moon Lander Athena’s Fate on the Lunar Surface Is Uncertain

Part of Lunar Outpost’s revenue comes from Nokia, which pays to transport the antenna away from the lander, which serves as the cell network tower. But the MAPP rover is large enough to carry ...