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Athena Lunar Lander Declared Dead on the Moon
For the second time in two years, a commercial lunar lander built and operated by Intuitive Machines has fallen over on the ...
Smithsonian Magazine9d
Landing in Rough Terrain
Loni Habersetzer instructs pilots on how to undo old habits and learn new ones in order to get the short, precise landings that Alaskan terrain often requires. Here, he tells a student landing his ...
Private lunar lander is declared dead after landing sideways in a crater near the moon’s south pole
A private lunar lander is no longer working after landing sideways in a crater near the moon’s south pole and its mission is ...
Athena moon mission comes to early end after lander tips over in off-target touchdown in a crater
Intuitive Machines says its Athena lunar lander was unable to recharge its batteries while resting on its side, bringing the ...
Intuitive Machines declares moon mission done — lander on side, batteries dead
Intuitive Machines on Friday declared an early end to its Athena moon mission after the lander touched down sideways a day ...
Boston Herald13d
Private lunar lander is declared dead after landing sideways in a crater near the moon’s south pole
rugged terrain. Athena’s landing was the closest a spacecraft has come to the south pole, just 100 miles (160 kilometers) away. That’s where NASA is targeting for its first landing by ...