However, all was not lost. NASA had committed to the contract and said Astrobotic could fly a mass simulator to the Moon. The ...

The company’s second lunar lander ... company and the first such landing there since the Apollo program ended in the 1970s. The lander, designed by the Houston company Intuitive Machines ...

With no way to simulate dust in lunar gravity on Earth, researchers currently only have anecdotal data from Apollo astronauts to help understand how a larger lander might affect the lunar surface.

The lander built by Firefly Aerospace has captured incredible views as it orbits Earth. Its next phase is an engine burn that will propel it toward lunar orbit ...

What's the mission? The CLPS mission will take the Blue Ghost lander, which resembles a smaller version of the Apollo lunar descent module, to the lunar surface. Type of craft: Lander.

One week ago, a private lunar lander left the ground on a nearly 7 ... its Artemis campaign – its first lunar program since the Apollo missions came to an end in 1972. The previous landing ...

its first lunar program since the Apollo missions came to an end in 1972. To pave the way for humanity's lunar return, uncrewed lander's have embarked on moon missions to study Earth's nearest ...