Peregrine Lunar Lander

Private lunar lander Blue Ghost goes silent

Farewell, Blue Ghost! Private moon lander goes dark to end record-breaking commercial lunar mission

"It has been an honor to enable science and technology experiments that support future missions to the moon, Mars and beyond."

CNN on MSN · 10h

Firefly’s Blue Ghost lander finishes historic mission, meeting ‘100%’ of objectives

Firefly Aerospace on Monday announced the conclusion of its Blue Ghost lunar lander mission, declaring it the first “fully successful” commercial operation on the moon.

The Associated Press on MSN · 15h

Private lunar lander Blue Ghost falls silent on the moon after a 2-week mission

Firefly Aerospace’s Blue Ghost lander fell silent over the weekend, wrapping up two weeks of science experiments for NASA. The end came as the sun set at the moon, no longer providing energy for the lander’s solar panels.

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Texas Company’s Lander Dies on Moon the Day After Toppled Landing

The Athena lander from Intuitive Machines could not charge its batteries after ending up on its side. It largely failed to ...

Lunar lander snaps mesmerizing views of a solar eclipse

Its primary objective following the March 2 touchdown inside Mare Crisium crater was to deliver 10 NASA instruments designed ...

Science News10d

Two privately-owned spacecraft make contact from the moon

Firefly Aerospace landed a craft safely last week, a first for a private company. But Intuitive Machines’ mission ended when its lander wound up on its side in a crater.

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Moon Lander’s Journey to Lunar Surface Ends With Uncertainty

Intuitive Machines, a Houston company aiming to repeat a 2024 landing, said its spacecraft, Athena, has power and is ...

Scientific American11d

Intuitive Machines’ Athena Lander Reaches the Moon Lopsided—Just like Its Predecessor

Despite some connection delays postlanding, the lunar lander Athena is officially set to study what lies beneath the moon’s ...

Opinion

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Missed shots at the moon are still scores for commercial space companies

The original assumption was that commercial lunar landings would be, to use a basketball term, “shots on goal” with some of them failing.

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