Intuitive Machines also planned to test a rocket-powered vehicle called a hopper that could explore places not easily reached by rovers. A parade of lunar landers is expected to continue through ...

Intuitive Machines also planned to test a rocket-powered vehicle called a hopper that could explore places not easily reached by rovers. A parade of lunar landers is expected to continue through ...

has since been circling the moon once about every two hours ahead of a planned landing attempt Thursday, according to the company. Meanwhile, a separate lunar lander has already made it to the ...

Sunday’s touchdown was a complete success. Intuitive Machines’ newest Athena lander dropped out of lunar orbit as planned. The hourlong descent appeared to go well until the final approach ...

NASA's ice drill was activated before the lander's batteries died, but was unable to penetrate the lunar surface as planned, given the lander's prone position. Flight controllers did manage to ...

The company's newest Athena lander dropped out of lunar orbit as planned, carrying an ice drill, a drone and two rovers for NASA and others. The hourlong descent appeared to go well, but it took a ...

China is making steady progress in its manned lunar exploration program, with all research and construction work advancing as planned to achieve the goal of sending Chinese astronauts to the lunar ...

“Think of it like a connected vehicle," Dow ... (a lunar day and a lunar night are each the equivalent of around 14 Earth days). In fact, the entire IM-2 mission was planned to end at this ...