The Intuitive Machines IM-2 lander, known as Athena, is pictured here before integration into the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket. It is set to land on the moon in early March. The second American spacecraft ...

UPDATE Thursday, Feb. 27, 2025: The SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying IM-2 successfully lifted off at 7:16 P.M. EST on Wednesday, Feb. 26. Early next month, a robotic lander will arrive at the Moon's ...

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HOUSTON, Feb. 27, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Intuitive Machines, Inc. (LUNR) (Nasdaq: LUNR, LUNRW) (“Intuitive Machines”) (“Company”), a leading space ...

The mission will test key technologies, including a drill for searching for volatiles like water ice and communication systems for astronauts. IM-2 will also carry a small hopper named Grace, designed ...

REVISE THE ARTEMIS CAMPAIGN IN JUST A COUPLE OF HOURS. INTUITIVE MACHINES IS SET TO LAUNCH FROM KENNEDY SPACE CENTER. THE LUNAR LANDER WILL BE A RESOURCE TO SEARCH FOR WATER BENEATH THE MOON’S SURFACE ...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER — Intuitive Machines confirmed that its lunar lander did touch down on the moon Thursday, but in an update from officials, they are still trying to determine the position of the ...

An ambitious lunar mission is set to lift off today for a landing in March. The Intuitive Machines-2 (IM-2) mission carries Athena, a Nova-C class lunar lander, and is headed for the moon's south pole ...

If everything went to plan on March 6, there'd be a small 4G LTE network on a tiny area of the moon right now. The first lunar 4G network—from Nokia—would have provided connectivity for several rovers ...

When Intuitive Machines’ Athena lunar lander makes moonfall around 12:30 p.m. EST Thursday, spectators on Earth will be able to watch it happen. The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Media ...

Intuitive Machines' IM-2 mission will launch no earlier than February 26th, aiming to land on the Moon's south pole around March 6th. The mission will focus on exploring the lunar south pole for ...