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Dead Athena moon lander seen inside its crater grave from lunar orbit (photos)
This orientation prevented the lander's solar panels from capturing enough sunlight, and Intuitive Machines declared Athena ...
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Private mini rover aboard sideways Athena moon lander was ready to roll — but it couldn't get out
"Our data paints a clear picture that MAPP survived the landing attempt and would have driven on the lunar surface and ...
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Athena Lunar Lander Declared Dead on the Moon
For the second time in two years, a commercial lunar lander built and operated by Intuitive Machines has fallen over on the ...
Athena made it to the moon. One St. Petersburg firm hitched a ride
Chris Stott, founder of St. Petersburg’s Lonestar Data Holdings, relayed the news to the rest of the team on video call. An ...
Ill-Fated Moon Lander Unexpectedly Woke Up and Sent One Last Message
The lander ended up on its side in a shallow crater in the Moon’s Mons Mouton region, 820 feet (250 meters) from its targeted ...
Failure is more than an option in rocket science — it’s a necessity
The second attempt by Intuitive Machines to land on the moon and the eighth test of the SpaceX Starship, proved an old adage: ...
Photo taken on the moon shows what went wrong with an American space company's latest mission
Intuitive Machines' latest mission ended early after its lunar lander Athena touched down in a moon crater and fell onto its ...
Before it died, Athena sent a heartfelt message for 'everyone who made it possible'
Athena, the private lander sent to the moon was declared dead after it landed on its side. Intuitive Machines said it did ...
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Dead Athena moon lander seen inside its crater grave from lunar orbit (photos)
NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter captured this shot of Intuitive Machines' Athena lander on the moon on March 7, 2025. | Credit: NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University We now have shots of the ...
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Athena Lunar Lander Declared Dead on the Moon
After a day of uncertainty following a harrowing moon landing attempt, the company Intuitive Machines sealed the fate of its latest lunar probe Athena. The spacecraft, which attempted a historic ...
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Moon Rover Is Stuck Inside Toppled Athena Lunar Lander
The Mobile Autonomous Prospecting Platform (MAPP) rover aboard the toppled Intuitive Machines Athena lunar lander survived ...
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Private mini rover aboard sideways Athena moon lander was ready to roll — but it couldn't get out
Athena beamed back images from the surface of the moon despite landing sideways on March 6. This unhelpful orientation meant, however, that the lander could not generate power due to the position ...