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Space on MSN · 13h

Private Athena moon lander enters lunar orbit ahead of March 6 touchdown try

"Athena continues to be in excellent health and is expected to send lunar orbit selfies over the next two days before a landing attempt on March 6."

New York Post · 5d

Moon cell service launching tonight with company behind America’s first private lunar landing

Intuitive Machines, the Texas company that returned America to the Moon last year, aims to make a repeat appearance, this time delivering the first cell service to the lunar surface in addition to

Voice of America · 2d

2 lunar landings in a week for NASA's private moon fleet

More than 50 years passed between the last Apollo mission and the United States' return to the lunar surface, when the first private lander touched down last February 2024. Now, starting Sunday, two more missions are set to follow within a single week,

Companies start landing on moon

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Japan startup targets June 6 Moon landing

Japanese startup ispace on Tuesday set a June 6 target touchdown date for its Moon lander, following the success of its rocket "rideshare" buddy, a spacecraft from a US firm. ispace's unmanned Resilience lander was launched in January on the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket together with Firefly Aerospace's Blue Ghost -- which aced its lunar landing on Sunday.

The Washington Post · 1d

Companies start landing on the moon as space agencies foot the bill

Firefly Aerospace successfully reached the lunar surface, to be followed in short order by space companies Intuitive Machines and ispace.

Bloomberg on MSN · 1d

Texas Startup Successfully Lands Spacecraft on Moon Surface

Firefly Aerospace successfully landed its first robotic spacecraft on the moon on Sunday in partnership with NASA, marking the second time a commercial lander has pulled off the feat as more companies attempt to reach the lunar surface ahead of future human landings.

Space on MSN10h

Sunrise on the moon! Private Blue Ghost lander captures amazing shot after historic lunar touchdown (photo)

Blue Ghost is getting to work after its private moon landing. Firefly Aerospace's Blue Ghost lander has captured a gorgeous ...

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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 ...

India Today on MSN1h

Athena to touchdown near Moon's South Pole: Will it land next to Isro's Vikram?

This mission marks a significant milestone in lunar exploration, as Athena will join a growing number of spacecraft targeting ...

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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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Intuitive Machines embarks on second moon landing mission with Athena lander

Intuitive Machines' second moon lander was launched on Wednesday atop a SpaceX rocket, setting off for the latest private U.S ...

23h

Firefly’s ghostly landing proves a scrappy company can shoot for the Moon

The lunar lander, called Blue Ghost, settled onto the Moon's surface at 2:34 am CST (3:34 am EST; 08:34 UTC). A few dozen ...

ExtremeTech on MSN3d

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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Texas company pulls off first fully successful commercial landing on the moon

The Blue Ghost touchdown kicks off two weeks of around-the-clock research by NASA science and technology payloads.

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