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Intuitive Machines lands near lunar south pole

Intuitive Machines lands near lunar south pole, but fate of private Athena probe unclear

Intuitive Machines' second lunar lander, named Athena, landed near the moon's south pole today (March 6), but the probe's fate is unclear.

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WATCH LIVE: Intuitive Machines attempts to land probe near lunar south pole

Commercial company Intuitive Machines is attempting to land a probe near the lunar south pole. If successful, it will be the second time a private company has landed on the moon in less than a week.

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Intuitive Machines probe is on the moon near lunar south pole

Commercial company Intuitive Machines has put its second probe on the moon, but it was not immediately clear if the vehicle was upright and fully functioning.

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 ...

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Intuitive Machines IM-2 mission launches from Kennedy Space Center to lunar south pole

Intuitive Machines' IM-2 mission has launched from Kennedy Space Center Pad 39A. Its next stop - the moon's south pole.

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Lunar lander Athena is packed and ready to explore the moon: Here’s what on board

Hitching a ride aboard the lunar lander is a fleet of technology that NASA and other private companies paid to have delivered to the moon's south pole. During about 10 days of operations ...

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Texas-based company that made historic soft touchdown on the moon launches high-stakes lunar excursion

Athena, on a mission dubbed IM-2, will later aim to make a daring descent toward the moon’s south pole. The region is considered crucial to the modern lunar space race. Scientists suspect it is ...