The moon lander Athena made it to the lunar surface, but its condition and exact location remain unclear, Intuitive Machines and NASA confirmed.

the company declared an early end to its mission after its Athena spacecraft would up lying sideways on the lunar surface. Athena touched down on the Moon on Thursday around 12:30 p.m. ET. Its landing ...

"It has been an honor to enable science and technology experiments that support future missions to the moon, Mars and beyond.

But the vehicle was able fulfill a key goal of the mission and continue operating for about five hours after sundown as batteries provided power. During operations, the lander beamed a total of ...

Intuitive Machines said it was uncertain whether its Athena lander was upright near the moon’s south pole — standing 15 feet (4.7 meters) tall — or lying sideways like its first spacecraft ...

WASHINGTON — Intuitive Machines says its second lunar landing mission is over after concluding the toppled lander cannot generate sufficient power. In a statement March 7, the company said its ...

The aerospace company, based in Houston, previously etched its name in the history books in February when its spacecraft, ...

The Blue Ghost lunar lander, operated by Firefly Aerospace from Texas, became the first commercial spacecraft to image an ...

The lander is "alive," Intuitive Machines CEO Steve Altemus said, but it's not yet known what mission objectives can still be met. "We don't believe we're in the correct attitude (orientation ...

Space-ng optical navigation software provides terrain relative navigation, hazard detection, and attitude determination from ...