Intuitive Machines Inc. has ended is second moon-landing mission after less than 24 hours on the lunar surface, the space-exploration company announced Friday, confirming that its Athena lander had ...

The south polar region of the moon is particularly difficult to reach and operate on given the harsh sun angles, limited ...

A day after a live webcast captured a somber-looking mission control room in the minutes surrounding its planned Thursday landing time of 12:32 p.m., the company has confirmed on its website that its ...

The crew consists of NASA's Anne McClain (commander) and Nichole Ayers (pilot), JAXA's Takuya Onishi and Roscosmos cosmonaut Kirill Peskov.

International Space Station Change In Command Underway is published in Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, an Aviation Week ...

The Athena lander from Intuitive Machines could not charge its batteries after ending up on its side. It largely failed to accomplish science and technology tasks for NASA and other customers.

Former U.S. Air Force Academy and Woodland Park High School graduate from Divide, U.S. Air Force Major Nichole Ayers, is ...

HOUSTON—Intuitive Machines’ Athena Nova-C lander touched down at Mons Mouton in the south pole region of the Moon on March 6, ...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – A privately owned lunar lander touched down on the moon with a drill, drone and rovers for NASA and ...

Spokesman-Review reporter Nick Gibson is in Orlando, Florida, to report on Anne McClain's and NASA's Space X launch from the Kennedy Space Center. Follow along in print and online at ...

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.