Another private moon mission takes off: Why private companies are racing to land on the MoonAthena, a robotic lunar lander built by Intuitive Machines, is on its way to the Moon’s south pole, aiming for the closest landing site yet...
27 Feb, 2025, 12.07 PM IST
Elon Musk’s SpaceX to launch Athena lander for lunar exploration mission today: Here’s what we knowSpaceX plans to launch Intuitive Machines’ Athena lunar lander, aiming for the Moon’s south pole. The lander carries a drill, a rover and a...
26 Feb, 2025, 11.11 PM IST
Big Rockets, a big telescope and big changes in space await in 2025In 2025, space exploration heats up with Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin launching New Glenn and Project Kuiper satellites, while SpaceX, led by El...
02 Jan, 2025, 08.28 AM IST
US Moon lander 'permanently' asleep after historic landing: companyHouston-based Intuitive Machines said late Saturday that the lander, named Odysseus, had not phoned home this week when its solar panels we...
25 Mar, 2024, 07.27 AM IST
Japan Moon lander put to sleep after surviving lunar nightThe unmanned Smart Lander for Investigating Moon (SLIM) touched down in January at a wonky angle that left its solar panels facing the wron...
02 Mar, 2024, 08.49 AM IST
First US moon lander in half a century stops working a week after tipping over at touchdownThe first U.S. spacecraft since the Apollo astronauts, Intuitive Machines' Odysseus, tipped over near the lunar south pole but lasted longe...
01 Mar, 2024, 07.21 AM IST
Private US moon lander still working after breaking leg and falling, but not for longThe Odysseus mission, the first private U.S. spacecraft to land on the moon, faced challenges such as a broken leg, limited power, and comm...
29 Feb, 2024, 08.25 AM IST
Odysseus moon lander still operational, in final hours before battery diesOdysseus, the first U.S. spacecraft to land on the moon since 1972, nears the end of its lunar mission, with its battery in its final hours...
28 Feb, 2024, 06.52 AM IST
Sideways moon landing cuts mission short, private lunar lander expected to cease operations TuesdayIntuitive Machines' lunar lander, Odysseus, will cease operations after landing sideways near the south pole of the moon. It landed in a de...
26 Feb, 2024, 10.00 PM IST
Japan Moon lander revives after lunar nightJapan's Moon lander, the unmanned Smart Lander for Investigating Moon (SLIM), has woke up after a two-week lunar night, according to the Ja...
26 Feb, 2024, 05.45 PM IST
Private US spacecraft topples to its side during lunar landing, some antennas covered up, the company saysA private U.S. lunar lander, Odysseus, tipped over during touchdown near the moon's south pole, ending up on its side and hampering communi...
24 Feb, 2024, 11.56 PM IST
Commercial spaceship lands on moon, making it first lunar landing for US in 50 yearsIntuitive Machines' Odysseus spacecraft, led by Stephen Altemus, successfully landed on the moon, a triumph of American ingenuity with NASA...
23 Feb, 2024, 07.56 PM IST
Commercial US spaceship lands on Moon, a first for private industryIntuitive Machines successfully landed its spacecraft, Odysseus, on the Moon's Malapert A. The mission aims to explore the lunar south pole...
23 Feb, 2024, 11.28 AM IST
US heads back to the Moon -- with a commercial spaceshipIntuitive Machines, a Houston-based company, attempts to land its hexagon-shaped robot Odysseus on the lunar south pole using NASA-funded c...
22 Feb, 2024, 08.14 AM IST
Private US moon lander launched half century after last Apollo lunar missionIntuitive Machines' Nova-C lander, Odysseus, launched to conduct the first U.S. lunar touchdown in 50 years. China aims for crewed lunar la...
15 Feb, 2024, 03.55 PM IST