Controllers rushed to turn off some of the lander’s equipment to conserve power while trying to determine what went wrong. It was the second moon landing this week by a Texas company under NASA’s ...

Two crew members will enter the lander, which will then undock and descend toward the lunar surface for an engine-assisted soft landing. On the moon, the astronauts will drive a Tansuo rover to ...

which aims to return astronauts to the Moon this decade. The MAPP rover, designed for lunar exploration, was ready to deploy but remained stuck as the Athena lander tipped over upon landing.

The Delta Air Lines plane that landed upside down in Toronto in February suffered a landing gear collapse as it made contact with the runway, according to a new report. Investigators released a ...

Its first lander put the U.S. back on the moon last year for the first time since the Apollo era after a less-than-perfect landing that hampered communications. Firefly is already working on its ...

People have been left surprised to learn the amount of money Apollo 11 astronaut Buzz Aldrin claimed back from his historic mission to the Moon. Curiosity around astronaut's pay has mounted this week ...

It was the first successful commercial moon landing. The lander delivered 10 NASA science and delivery payloads to the Mare Crisium basin, which is a lava-flooded region on the near side of the ...

For Wilmore and Williams, the water landing brought to an end an unexpected nine-month mission to orbit when they piloted the Boeing Starliner for its maiden crewed voyage. The vehicle ...

“Overall, I would say it was a really clean undocking, re-entry and landing,” he said, congratulating everyone who helped make it possible. Mr Stich also thanked the astronauts’ families.

Gentler landing – Water acts as a natural cushion, reducing the impact force on astronauts compared to a hard ground landing. Simpler spacecraft design – Eliminates the need for complex ...

"Our team may look younger and less experienced than those of many nations and companies that attempted moon landings before us, but the support we have for one another is what fuels the hard work ...

There were cheers, high-fives, and hugs inside a Texas control room, when a moon lander hit its mark earlier this month. And a Lehigh Valley man was in the middle of all of it. That day ...