(Bloomberg) — Intuitive Machines Inc. believes its second lander may be in the wrong orientation on the moon, repeating a similar issue the company had last year when its first craft touched down lopsided. After launching this most recent lander, called Athena, into space on Feb. 26, Intuitive Machines attempted to touch down on the … Read more
After a long journey through space, a US company is just hours away from attempting a daring lunar touchdown — its spacecraft poised to become only the second private lander to achieve the feat if it succeeds. Firefly Aerospace’s Blue Ghost Mission 1 is targeting landing no sooner than 3:34 am US Eastern time (0834 … Read more
Washington: More than fifty years passed between the last Apollo mission and the United States’ return to the lunar surface when the first-ever private lander touched down last February. Now, starting Sunday, two more missions are set to follow within a single week, marking a bold push by NASA and its industry partners to make … Read more