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Intuitive Machines' Athena space craft declared dead after landing sideways in a crater on the moon
NASA confirmed that Athena touched down on the moon at approximately 12:30 p.m. ET on Thursday. During a 4 p.m. ET press conference, Intuitive Machines CEO Steve Altemus said that the team was not ...
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Private spacecraft lands on Moon - but may be on its side
A private US company says it has landed a spacecraft close to the Moon's South Pole but fears the machine is not upright. The Athena spacecraft is communicating with Earth, but is not in the "correct ...
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Private moon lander returning data to Earth, but location, position unclear
March 6 (UPI) --The commercially and privately constructed Athena spacecraft is returning data to NASA scientists on Earth, they announced Thursday. But the craft did not land exactly as expected ...
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Intuitive Machines' Athena space craft officially lands on moon for historic water-hunting mission but its status is unclear
A robotic lander named Athena is expected to make its final descent to the moon’s south pole on Thursday, making it the second lunar touchdown for a private U.S. company just this week.