Intuitive Machines' Athena moon lander planned to deploy two small rovers, a rocket-powered "hopper," and use a powerful drill to probe the lunar surface.

Now, after multiple thruster firings to reach the planned descent orbit, the 6.6-foot ... The solar-powered lander is expected to operate for a full lunar "day," or 14 Earth days.

Now, after multiple thruster firings to reach the planned descent orbit, the 6.6-foot ... The solar-powered lander is expected to operate for a full lunar "day," or 14 Earth days.

Firefly Aerospace shared a thrilling video on Wednesday showing how the Moon landing of its Blue Ghost lander came about.

Controllers rushed to turn off some of the lander’s equipment to conserve power while trying ... lander dropped out of lunar orbit as planned. The hourlong descent appeared to go well until ...

Controllers rushed to turn off some of the lander’s equipment to conserve power while trying ... lander dropped out of lunar orbit as planned. The hourlong descent appeared to go well until ...

Controllers rushed to turn off some of the lander’s equipment to conserve power while trying ... lander dropped out of lunar orbit as planned. The hourlong descent appeared to go well until ...

"Flight controllers confirmed that Athena completed lunar orbit insertion with enough ... Athena will begin a breaking maneuver called Powered Descent Initiation (PDI), firing up and throttling ...

And check out this awesome Blue Ghost video of the moon during a recent orbit. Firefly Aerospace ... (20 km), then fire its engines in a "powered descent initialization" (or PDI) burn.