The Houston-based company put its Athena spacecraft on the moon just after 12:30 p.m. ET. The landing site is closer to the lunar south pole than any human or vehicle has traveled before.

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A robotic lander named Athena has made its final descent to the ... to the moon,” Intuitive Machines CEO Steve Altemus told CNN in February. “Two Texas companies flying landers to the moon ...

From CNN's Jackie Wattles and Elise Hammond The status of the Athena spacecraft which reached the lunar surface Thursday afternoon is currently unclear. It’s the second US-made spacecraft to ...

Former Obama advisor Van Jones declared that the Democratic Party was "screwed" and trapped between two deeply unpopular factions. The CNN commentator couldn’t help but laugh at the "nightmare ...

(CNN) — A robotic lander named Athena has made its final descent to the moon’s surface, marking the second lunar touchdown for a US company this week. But the orientation of the lander is ...

(CNN) — Intuitive Machines, the Houston-based company that was set to deliver a historic water-hunting mission to the moon’s south pole, announced Friday that its Athena lander has powered ...

(CNN) — Intuitive Machines, the Houston-based company that was set to deliver a historic water-hunting mission to the moon’s south pole, announced Friday that its Athena lander has powered ...