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Moon, Athena and Lunar lander

Space on MSN · 18h

There are 3 private lunar landers headed to the moon right now — a 1st in space history

With the launch of Intuitive Machines' Athena spacecraft atop a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket last night (Feb. 27), three lunar landers are currently on their way to the moon. Such a surge of exploration has never happened before — and all three vehicles are operated by private companies.

in.mashable · 1d

Moon Lander Athena Looks Back At Earth After Successful Launch By SpaceX

The Moon lander built by Intuitive Machines (IM) is currently cruising in space after its successful launch by SpaceX. A few hours after launch at 5:46 am IST on Thursday from NASA's Kennedy Space Center, IM said in an update that the lander is in good health and preparations for main engine firing to refine its trajectory are underway.

Intuitive Machines' lunar lander Athena launched to the moon

Intuitive Machines' lunar lander Athena is headed to the moon as part of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launch for NASA's Artemis program. Leroy Chiao, a former astronaut, joins CBS News with more details.

NASA Hitches a Ride to Moon to Map Water for Astronauts

The New York Times · 1d

NASA Hitches a Ride to the Moon to Map Water for Astronauts

Lunar Trailblazer, an orbiter that shared a launch on Wednesday with the commercial Athena lander, will help scientists understand where the moon’s water is, and what form it takes.

USA Today · 1d

Northern Arizona University scientists help new NASA mission mapping water on the moon

The Lunar Trailblazer Mission, a collaboration between various research institutions including Northern Arizona University, launched to investigate the presence and origin of lunar water. Scientists hope to determine how water is stored on the moon,

Nasa launches Lunar Trailblazer satellite on mission to find water on moon

The Blue Ghost lunar lander has captured a striking up-close view of Earth's cosmic neighbor as it prepares in the days ahead to land on the moon. Firefly Aerospace's Blue Ghost spacecraft captured footage of an orbit around the moon as the mission prepares to land on the lunar surface.

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Commercial lunar lander Athena heading to the moon with a drill, rover and rocket-powered "hopper" to search for ice

Intuitive Machines launches its second moon lander, which will use NASA and commercially developed tools to search for ice in ...

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Intuitive Machines’ Athena Lander Launches on Journey to the Moon

The company reached the lunar surface in 2024, and now its second lander aims to improve on the feat. Three other spacecraft ...

ExtremeTech on MSN15h

Just Look At These Gorgeous Earth Shots From the Athena Moon Lander

If you haven’t been hit with the overview effect in a while, take a moment to look at these beautiful pictures from Athena, a ...

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Lunar lander Athena is packed and ready to explore the moon: Here’s what on board

Intuitive Machines designed and will operate the Athena lunar lander on the company's second voyage to the moon's south pole ...

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SpaceX launch sends ice hunters to the moon

A SpaceX launch of Intuitive Machines IM-2 mission of the lunar lander Athena lifted off from Kennedy Space Center on ...

Space.com on MSN4d

Limited edition Athena moon lander merch on sale at Columbia Sportswear now — and it'll definitely sell out

New shirts celebrate Intuitive Machines' IM-2 lunar lander "Athena" and Columbia's role shielding the spacecraft.

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