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Private Moon lander dies on lunar surface

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Private lunar lander is declared dead after landing sideways in a crater near the moon’s south pole

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — A private lunar lander is no longer working after landing sideways in a crater near the moon’s south pole and its mission is over, officials said Friday. The news came less than 24 hours after the botched landing attempt by Texas-based Intuitive Machines.

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Private Blue Ghost lander spotted on the moon by NASA lunar orbiter (photo)

Blue Ghost successfully landed on the moon on Sunday (March 2), touching down in Mare Crisium ("Sea of Crises") — a large impact basin about 345 miles (555 kilometers) wide. The spacecraft sits near a volcanic cone called Mons Latreille within the basin, which is located in the northeast region of the moon's near side.

Another moon landing on tap today, this time at the south pole

A private company will attempt to complete a quick one-two punch at the moon’s face today as Intuitive Machines looks to follow up Firefly Aerospace’s recent lunar landing success, but this time on the south pole.

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'We're disappointed in the outcome': NASA shares photo of sideways Intuitive Machines moon lander, which died 12 hours after touchdown

The second moon landing attempt by Texas-based Intuitive Machines has ended much like the first, with its Athena lander ...

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Private spacecraft arrives on the moon but most likely didn’t stick the landing

For the second time in less than a week, a privately built U.S. spacecraft has landed on the moon, but it was not a perfect ...

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NASA to livestream Intuitive Machines moon landing

Last year, the Intuitive Machines' Odysseus lander was the first American spacecraft to land on the moon in 52 years and the ...

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Here’s a look at moon landing hits and misses

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Landing a spacecraft on the moon has long been a series of hits and misses. The latest casualty ...

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Why NASA Is Trying to Go Back to the Moon

President Trump set the U.S. on a path to sending astronauts back to the lunar surface during his first term. Lately he has ...

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NASA rolls out Artemis II Orion spacecraft, twin rocket boosters for moon mission

NASA Friday rolled out the new Artemis II Orion spacecraft and twin Space Launch System solid rocket boosters that will carry ...

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Intuitive Machines reaches moon despite imperfect landing

The mission comes four days after another commercial space company, Firefly Aerospace, successfully landed its spacecraft on ...

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Former NASA astronaut explains why Firefly’s ‘Blue Ghost’ moon landing is so rare

A robotic lunar lander built by Texas-based company Firefly has successfully landed on the moon making it only the second ...

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Intuitive Machines is hoping for a moon-landing streak this week

The latest mission, referred to as IM-2 or PRIME-1, is slated for a moon landing at 11:32 a.m. CT on March 6. Intuitive ...

Water mining on the moon may be easier than expected, India's Chandrayaan-3 lander finds

Higher latitudes on the moon with slopes facing the poles "are not only scientifically interesting but also pose less ...

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