Intuitive Machines says its Athena lunar lander was unable to recharge its batteries while resting on its side, bringing the ...

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 ...

A second commercially-built moon lander, this one built by Houston-based Intuitive Machines, landed near the moon's south pole Thursday, but telemetry indicated it ended up on its side. The lander ...

This orientation prevented the lander's solar panels from capturing enough sunlight, and Intuitive Machines declared Athena ...

That lander named Odysseus, though, tipped over limiting the science it was able ... which managed to touch down near the moon’s south pole at 12:31 p.m. Thursday, but didn’t stick the landing.

Firefly Aerospace’s Blue Ghost commercial lander has gone dark on the moon as planned, but not before sending back ...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Landing a spacecraft on the moon has long been a series of hits and misses. The latest casualty came this week after Intuitive Machines put another lander sideways on the ...

The Blue Ghost lander descended from lunar orbit on autopilot, aiming for the slopes of an ancient volcanic dome.

In addition to these payloads, Texas-based Firefly performed some work of its own on the Moon. Blue Ghost captured a total ...

Something that is short and squat is less likely to tip over than something tall and skinny, like the design of the Intuitive Machines’ lunar landers. The company’s first lander, Odysseus ...